Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Lyra (Lyr)  ·  Contains:  IC 1296  ·  M 57  ·  NGC 6720  ·  Ring Nebula
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M-57 - With This Ring, Steve Solon and Terry Chatterton
M-57 - With This Ring
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M-57 - With This Ring

Revision title: A little re-tooling

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M-57 - With This Ring, Steve Solon and Terry Chatterton
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M-57 - With This Ring

Revision title: A little re-tooling

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An icon of the summer sky, the Ring Nebula portrays the fate of our own star, some 4.5 billion years hence. What appears as a ring is actually a tube or tunnel that we're looking down from Earth. Perspective is everything, yes?

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  • M-57 - With This Ring, Steve Solon and Terry Chatterton
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Title: A little extra contrast and darkening.

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Title: A little re-tooling

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M-57 - With This Ring, Steve Solon and Terry Chatterton