Incredible photo of the day

The Ring Nebula

Hubble visible light observations blended with infrared data from the Large Binocular Telescope in Arizona show that the Ring Nebula is actually filled with stuff.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/science/ring-nebula.html

Credit: 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)