Title

Ring Nebula in Lyra. Creator: NASA.

Caption

Ring Nebula in Lyra. The Ring Nebula (Messier 57) is a planetary nebula in the northern constellation of Lyra. Such objects are formed when a shell of ionised gas is expelled into the surrounding interstellar medium by a red giant star during the last stage in its evolution before becoming a white dwarf.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Space

Reference

HRM19F02_316

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

61,3Mb (1,7Mb) / 17,6in x 13,5in / 5292 x 4046 (300dpi)

Keywords

stars space science astronomy galaxy color universe planetary nebula nebula constellation space exploration space travel Colour Lyra photograph NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration Heritage Space Messier 57 Ring Nebula photograph