Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Lyra (Lyr)  ·  Contains:  M 57  ·  NGC 6720  ·  Ring Nebula
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M57 Ring Nebula, John Sojka Jr.
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M57 Ring Nebula

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M57 Ring Nebula

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The Ring Nebula is a planetary nebula found in the constellation of Lyra and is just South of the star, Vega. It is 2,300 light-years from Earth and is the expelled ionized gas from a dying Red Giant Star, which is now visible as a small white dwarf star in the middle

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M57 Ring Nebula, John Sojka Jr.

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