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ITEM REFERENCE219
PERMANENT LINKhttps://astro.ing.iac.es/outreach/?219
TYPEImage release
TYPE2Image archive
TITLEThe Ring Nebula
KEYWORDSSolar System;Stars, stellar systems and interstellar medium;Milky Way
DATE2010-08-25
ABSTRACTThis image of the Ring Nebula or Messier 57 was obtained using the Wide Field Camera on the Isaac Newton Telescope. It is a three-colour composite made from data collected using filters to isolate the light emitted by hydrogen alpha (H-alpha), doubly ionised oxygen (OIII) and ionised sulfur (SII) atoms
TELESCOPEINT
INSTRUMENTWFC
RELATED URLhttp://www.ing.iac.es/PR/press/m57.html
THUMB_75
http://www.ing.iac.es/PR/press/M57Ha-SII-OIIIDLopez_icon.jpg
TIMESTAMP2020-05-20 09:58:49
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