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English: In this composite image, visible-light observations by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope are combined with infrared data from the ground-based Large Binocular Telescope in Arizona to assemble a dramatic view of the well-known Ring Nebula.
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Source HubbleSite Release Image: STScI-2013-13 - NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Reveals the Ring Nebula's True Shape
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NASA, ESA, C.R. Robert O’Dell (Vanderbilt University), G.J. Ferland (University of Kentucky), W.J. Henney and M. Peimbert (National Autonomous University of Mexico) Credit for Large Binocular Telescope data: David Thompson (University of Arizona)

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current05:38, 1 January 2019Thumbnail for version as of 05:38, 1 January 20197,000 × 6,500 (21.15 MB)ToBeFree (talk | contribs)Largest JPG available from http://hubblesite.org/image/3167/news_release/2013-13 7000x6500 JPEG, 21.2 MB
21:52, 24 May 2013Thumbnail for version as of 21:52, 24 May 20136,000 × 5,571 (15.64 MB)Julian Herzog (talk | contribs)All the resolution. :)
17:28, 24 May 2013Thumbnail for version as of 17:28, 24 May 20131,280 × 1,188 (1.1 MB)Szczureq (talk | contribs)Better quality, image that is not reddenened.
10:17, 24 May 2013Thumbnail for version as of 10:17, 24 May 20131,280 × 1,231 (172 KB)Stas1995 (talk | contribs)User created page with UploadWizard

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