Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Carina (Car)  ·  Contains:  HD310333  ·  HD310336  ·  HD310337  ·  HD310338  ·  HD310339  ·  HD310340  ·  HD310417  ·  HD310418  ·  HD310419  ·  HD310420  ·  HD95569  ·  HD95636  ·  HD95785  ·  HD95973  ·  HD96265  ·  HD96309  ·  HD96448  ·  HD96548  ·  HD96884  ·  HD96920  ·  HD97174
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Ring Nebula RCW 58 in Narrowband HOO with RGB Stars, Capturing Ancient Photons
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Ring Nebula RCW 58 in Narrowband HOO with RGB Stars

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Ring Nebula RCW 58 in Narrowband HOO with RGB Stars, Capturing Ancient Photons
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Ring Nebula RCW 58 in Narrowband HOO with RGB Stars

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RCW 58 is a ring nebula surrounding a Wolf-Rayet star WR40 and is expanding away from the central star at a speed of 90 km/s...yes seconds. The ring which lies in the constellation Carina is itself a result of the intense mass ejection of the massive star.

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