Wednesday, November 17, 2010

APOD 2.2

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The Necklace Nebula is an intriguing object.  It is located in the constellation Sagitta.  The nebula is ring-shaped.  It is referred to as a cosmic piece of jewelry as it also shines with glowing gas.  It is also located about 15,000 light-years away.  Astronomers estimated the age of the ring to be 5,000 years.

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