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Ring Nebula in Lyra. Creator: NASA.

Ring Nebula in Lyra. Creator: NASA.

2-701-550 - Heritage Space/Heritage Images

Ring Nebula in Lyra. The Ring Nebula (Messier 57) is a planetary nebula in the northern constellation of Lyra. Such objects are formed when a shell of ionised gas is expelled into the surrounding interstellar medium by a red giant star during the last stage in its evolution before becoming a white dwarf.

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  1. NASA, attributed to: American:
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  1. Photograph
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Science & Nature Natural Phenomena

Science & Nature Astronomy

Science & Nature Discovery & Exploration

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5292x4046
File Size : 62,729kb

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  1. 0920000268
  1. 2-701-550
  1. 2701550
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