冰寒的回飞棒星云会发光，是因为它尘埃反射了来自中心星的星光，天文学家认为它是正在演化到行星状星云阶段的恒星或恒星系统。

Shining with light from the central star reflected by dust, the frigid Boomerang Nebula is believed to be a star or stellar system evolving toward the planetary nebula phase.