Visualisation of the 3D structure of the Ring Nebula
This image uses a 3D effect to visualise the Ring Nebula’s structure.
The brightest part of this nebula is what we see as the colourful main ring. This is composed of gas thrown off by a dying star at the centre of the nebula.
Credit:
ESA/Hubble and NASA, M. Kornmesser.
About the Video
| Id: | heic1310d |
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| Release date: | 23 May 2013, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1310 |
| Related announcements: | ann1305 |
| Duration: | 30 s |
| Frame rate: | 30 fps |
About the Object
| Name: | M 57, Messier 57, NGC 6720, Ring Nebula |
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| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Planetary |
| Category: | HD Nebulae |
