Southern Ring Nebula teide making this place a real

making this place a real playground for astro photographers

This system was revealed by the TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope (TRAPPIST) and NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope

the number of single exposures needed for these panels adds up to around 5000

Joseph DePasquale (STScI)

Southern Ring Nebula teide making this place a realThe bright star at the center of NGC 3132, while prominent when viewed by NASAs Webb Telescope in near infrared light, plays a supporting role in sculpting the surrounding nebula. A second star, barely visible at lower left along one of the bright stars diffraction spikes, is the nebulas source. It has ejected at least eight layers of gas and dust over thousands of years. But the bright central star visible here has helped stir the pot, changing the