Post by patrickm on May 28, 2013 10:12:18 GMT -6
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Reveals the Ring Nebula's True Shape
hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2013/13/image/a/
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Follow the link to NASA's much larger versions of this amazing image of the delicate eyeball.
hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2013/13/image/a/
In this composite image, visible-light observations by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope are combined with infrared data from the ground-based Large Binocular Telescope in Arizona to assemble a dramatic view of the well-known Ring Nebula.
Called a planetary nebula, the Ring Nebula is the glowing remains of a Sun-like star.
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The Hubble observations were taken Sept. 19, 2011, by the Wide Field Camera 3. The Large Binocular Telescope data were taken June 6, 2010. In the image, the blue color represents helium; the green, oxygen; and the red, hydrogen.
Follow the link to NASA's much larger versions of this amazing image of the delicate eyeball.
