Images from the NTU telescope

This is another image of the ring nebula that was taken from the NTU observatory on 27 July 2009.

This image is a combination of a 40 minute H alpha, 15 minute OIII, and 14 minute B image. As a result you can just about see a very faint second ring surrounding the nebula.

The main nebula was created by a central star throwing off nearly all of its gas. The much older and larger second ring was created when the star lost some gas as it aged. This demonstrates how stars, including our Sun, are constantly pushing out large amounts of material into space.

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