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... Shapley 1: An Annular Planetary Nebula . ... This strange structure is what can result when a normal star runs out of nuclear fuel in its core. At that time, the center condenses into a white dwarf while the outer atmospheric layers are expelled into space and appear as a planetary nebula. ... After a Sun-like star can no longer support fusion in its core, the center condenses into a white dwarf while the outer atmospheric layers are expelled into space and appear as a planetary nebula. ...

... Galileo Probe . The Galileo spacecraft was designed to study Jupiter's atmosphere, satellites, and surrounding magnetosphere for two years. ... From there, Galileo will spend more than five years traveling to Jupiter, where it will become the first spacecraft to make direct measurements from an instrumented probe within Jupiter's atmosphere. ... This image, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, shows the predicted site at which the Galileo Probe will enter Jupiter's atmosphere on December 7, 1995. ...

... Galileo Probe . The Galileo spacecraft was designed to study Jupiter's atmosphere, satellites, and surrounding magnetosphere for two years. ... From there, Galileo will spend more than five years traveling to Jupiter, where it will become the first spacecraft to make direct measurements from an instrumented probe within Jupiter's atmosphere. ... This image, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, shows the predicted site at which the Galileo Probe will enter Jupiter's atmosphere on December 7, 1995. ...

... December 8, 1995 . Descent To Jupiter . ... Explanation: Hours ago , at about 5:00 pm EST (2200 GMT) December 7, Galileo's descent probe slammed into Jupiter's atmosphere . Above is an artist's vision of the probe's planned descent from a dramatic perspective. ... NASA controllers have received telemetry signals from the orbiter indicating that it has recorded the probe's transmissions and has subsequently successfully fired its rocket engine entering orbit around Jupiter. ... About APOD | ...

... W401, W402 ... codes are for AO4 experiments. ... EXPNO SOURCE FRQ Corr DOY DY: DATE UT RANGE #TEL TELESCOPES VS01s J2225-04 C Pent 337 Sa:Dec-02 07:00 - 13:00 7 HH UD SH MP CD HO VS09p J2320+05 C Pent 343 Fr:Dec-08 10:00 - 18:00 8 HH NT TR CD UD SH MP W001e J2358-10 C Pent 345 Su:Dec-10 09:00 - 14:00 8 HH NT AT TR HO UD MP VS06k W022a9 J1230+12 L Socr 354 Tu:Dec-19 08:00 - 17:00 15 VLBA GO EB UD SH W040a7 J1230+12 C Socr 355 We:Dec-20 08:00 - 13:00 13 AR VLBA Y W023b4 J1219+05 L ...

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. The new arrival, a few hours old, greeting his big sister. A week later. He's sleeping, so it must be daytime. The whole family at the zoo in New Orleans. If we had managed to send them, this would have been our Christmas card picture. But we didn't. Jasper at 2 months old. Still fits in the Christmas suit but just barely. He may not sleep, but he sure does eat. Jasper and Thisbe getting acquainted. Ellen Howell <ehowell@naic.edu> Last modified: Fri Dec 26 2002

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