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A Glowing Pool of Light


Depicts: NGC 3132, the Eight-Burst Nebula, the Southern Ring Nebula, IRAS 10049-4011
Copyright: Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA/NASA)

NGC 3132 is a striking example of a planetary nebula. This expanding cloud of gas, surrounding a dying star, is known to amateur astronomers in the southern hemisphere as the "Eight-Burst" or the "Southern Ring" Nebula.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
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