Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Lyra (Lyr)  ·  Contains:  IC 1296  ·  M 57  ·  NGC 6720  ·  PK063+13.1  ·  Ring nebula  ·  Ring nebula in Lyra
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Ring Nebula (M57), Gabriel Cardona
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Ring Nebula (M57)

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Ring Nebula (M57)

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The Ring Nebula is a Planetary Nebula in the constellation Lyra. A planetary nebula is a shell of ionized gas that is expelled by a dying star as it goes through its later stages of life before becoming a white dwarf. In the Ring Nebula the central star is the white dwarf that originated the nebula.

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Ring Nebula (M57), Gabriel Cardona