The region around the Ring Nebula (Hubble/LBT composite)
Date: 23 May 2013
Satellite: Hubble
Depicts: The region around the Ring Nebula (Messier 57 or NGC 6720)
Copyright: Hubble image: NASA, ESA, C. Robert O'Dell (Vanderbilt University); LBT image: David Thompson (LBTO)
This image is a composite of the Ring Nebula (Messier 57). This combines new Hubble Wide Field Camera 3 data with observations of the nebula's outer halo from the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) in Arizona, USA. In this image, the knotty, turbulent space around the nebula shows up dramatically, creating an almost psychedelic effect.
The Large Binocular Telescope is part of the Mount Graham International Observatory in Arizona.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
