The region around the Ring Nebula (Hubble/LBT composite)
This image is a composite of the Ring Nebula (Messier 57). This combines new Hubble Wide Field Camera 3 data with observations of the nebula’s outer halo from the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) in Arizona, USA. In this image, the knotty, turbulent space around the nebula shows up dramatically, creating an almost psychedelic effect.
The Large Binocular Telescope is part of the Mount Graham International Observatory in Arizona.
Credit:Credit for Hubble data: NASA, ESA, C. Robert O’Dell (Vanderbilt University), and David Thompson (LBTO)
About the Image
| Id: | heic1310b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 23 May 2013, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1310 |
| Size: | 7000 x 6500 px |
About the Object
| Name: | M 57, Messier 57, NGC 6720, Ring Nebula |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Planetary |
| Distance: | 2500 light years |
| Constellation: | Lyra |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 18 53 35.21 |
| Position (Dec): | 33° 1' 45.05" |
| Field of view: | 4.62 x 4.29 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.0° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical He II | 469 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Optical O III | 502 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Optical N II | 658 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Infrared H II | 1.65 μm | Other |