Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)
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WR 134 - Deep Sky West Remote Observatory, Deep Sky West (Lloyd)
WR 134 - Deep Sky West Remote Observatory
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WR 134 - Deep Sky West Remote Observatory

Link to TIFF/FITS: http://www.deepskywest.com
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WR 134 - Deep Sky West Remote Observatory, Deep Sky West (Lloyd)
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WR 134 - Deep Sky West Remote Observatory

Link to TIFF/FITS: http://www.deepskywest.com

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From APOD: WR 134 lies within the constellation Cygnus. It highlights the bright edge of a ring-like nebula traced by the glow of ionized hydrogen and oxygen gas. Embedded in the region's interstellar clouds of gas and dust, the complex, glowing arcs are sections of bubbles or shells of material swept up by the wind from Wolf-Rayet star WR 134, brightest star near the center of the frame (to the lower left of the bright blue star). Distance estimates put WR 134 about 6,000 light-years away. Shedding their outer envelopes in powerful stellar winds, massive Wolf-Rayet stars have burned through their nuclear fuel at a prodigious rate and end this final phase of massive star evolution in a spectacular supernova explosion. The stellar winds and final supernovae enrich the interstellar material with heavy elements to be incorporated in future generations of stars.

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WR 134 - Deep Sky West Remote Observatory, Deep Sky West (Lloyd)

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