Nebulae : Ring Nebula Ngc 6720

Nebulae : NGC-6720 : M57 : Ring Nebula

The Ring Nebula (M57, NGC 6720) is about 2,000 light-years away in the constellation Lyra. The nebula measures roughly one light-year across. In this composite image, the blue color represents helium, the green is oxygen, and the red is hydrogen.

Once a star consumes all of its hydrogen, the nuclear fuel that makes it shine, it expands to a red giant. The bloated star then expels its outer layers, exposing its hot core. Ultraviolet radiation from the core illuminates the discarded material, making it glow. The smoldering core, called a white dwarf, is the tiny white dot in the center of the Ring Nebula.

Photo : NASA HST, ESA, C.R. O'Dell (Vanderbilt University), and D. Thompson (Large Binocular Telescope Observatory)





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29 Mar 2024 : 3.235.76.155 : Nebulae : NGC-6720 : M57 : Ring Nebula