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OBSERVER: Ola Karlsson
COMPOSER: Ola Karlsson
DATE: 5 September 2004
POSITION: 18 53 35.0, +33 01 45
FILTER: R
EXPOSURE TIME: 16x240s
The Ring Nebula, a planetary nebula in Lyra. The central object responsible for the illumination of the nebula is a white dwarf, the remaining core of the former star.
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