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The Ring Nebula May 23, 2013 7:10 pm RobVG

One of the most popular deepsky objects for amateur astronomers and their telescopes

New M57 image

Telescopes show a small, gray, “donut”. It’s actually a sphere. The edges appear because you’re looking through more gas, just like the color of the sunset.

  • Gray Donut by SteveS 2013-05-24 07:06:35
    • Great photos by ER 2013-05-24 09:45:58
      • They certainly are. n/t by RobVG 2013-05-24 16:18:12
      • Bringing it all back home. by ER 2013-05-24 09:01:41

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