A glowing, circular nebula with a bright, textured outer ring that fades into a dark background filled with stars. The center of the ring is a smooth, teal-blue area with faint, cloudy structures and small bright points. The ring itself appears reddish-orange with intricate filaments extending outward like wispy tendrils. Surrounding the nebula, the dark space is scattered with bright white stars, some with distinct diffraction spikes.
Ring Nebula as seen by JWST Space Telescope
Full size & more info: flic.kr/p/2qW1yL1 🔭🧪
Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/AndreaLuck CC BY
NGC6720 at 2,300 light-years
NIRCam & MIRI Filters: F770W, F560W, F335M, F300M, F212N, F162M
PI: Michael Barlow
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