http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap091115.html
This picture is of the ring nebula. It shows a much more detailed view of the nebula then you can see with a normal telescope from earth. It shows the colors of the gases that are in the nebula, blue in the middle with red on the outside. This nebula was probably created at the end of a star's life, probably one very similar to our own. The nebula is about 500 times the size of our solar system in diameter and is 4,000 light years away.
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