This image may not be used to state or imply NOAO endorsement of any company or product Dumbbell nebula. Coloured infrared image of the Dumbbell nebul

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This image may not be used to state or imply NOAO endorsement of any company or product Dumbbell nebula. Coloured infrared image of the Dumbbell nebula (M27, NGC 6853) in the constellation of Vulpecula. It is a planetary nebula, an expanding ball of gas that surrounds a Sun-like star near the end of its life. The gases are seen as different colours: hydrogen as blue, sulphur as green and helium as red. The Dumbbell Nebula is the nearest planetary nebula to Earth at 1000 light years away. It is 2 light years in diameter. Photographed by the telescope at the WIYN observatory, USA.

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