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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M57, The Ring Nebula, Ruben Barbosa
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M57, The Ring Nebula

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M57, The Ring Nebula

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The Ring Nebula (also catalogued as Messier 57, M57 or NGC 6720) is a planetary nebula in the northern constellation of Lyra. Such objects are formed when a shell of ionized gas is expelled into the surrounding interstellar medium by a red giant star, which was passing through the last stage in its evolution before becoming a white dwarf.

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M57, The Ring Nebula, Ruben Barbosa