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M57 - The Ring Nebula, Charles Bradshaw

M57 - The Ring Nebula

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M57 - The Ring Nebula, Charles Bradshaw

M57 - The Ring Nebula

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Two nights of imaging for this nebula. The first night all luminance and the second night filled in the color. M57 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Lyra and is about 2200 light years away. Planetary nebulas are produced as a sun-like star evolves to a white dwarf. The white dwarf star is the star in the center of the ring.

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M57 - The Ring Nebula, Charles Bradshaw