Imaging recource: Webb captures a dying star’s final performance in stunning detail

It's a big week for astronomy enthusiasts. After NASA and its partners unveiled the first five images from the James Webb Space Telescope, one of which was a spectrum emission graph rather than a traditional sort of visual, we took a closer look at Webb's first deep field image. Now, we're going to take a closer look at the Southern Ring Nebula, a "dying star's final 'performance." The Southern Ring Nebula, also known as NGC 3132, the Eight-Burst Nebula, and Caldwell 72, is a bright planetary nebula in the constellation Vela. It...
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