Southern Ring Nebula James Webb Telescope
by Bill Swartwout
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Southern Ring Nebula James Webb Telescope
Artist
Bill Swartwout
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Photograph - Fine Art Photography
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The Southern Ring Nebula is a type of object called a "planetary nebula." These are vivid shells of gas and dust expelled into space by a dying star. This well-known planetary nebula is some 2,000 light-years from us.
"Some stars save the best for last," NASA wrote. "The dimmer star at the center of this scene has been sending out rings of gas and dust for thousands of years in all directions, and NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed for the first time that this star is cloaked in dust."
Image credit: NASA and the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) - available in the public domain in accordance with NASA's contract. Unless otherwise specifically stated, no claim to copyright is being asserted by STScI and imagery on their site may be freely used as in the public domain in accordance with NASA's contract (NAS5-03127).
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July 13th, 2022
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