Stingray Nebula in 1996 vs. 2016 (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Stingray Nebula in 1996 vs. 2016

Caption

Two images of the Stingray Nebula, located in the direction of the southern constellation Ara -- or the Altar -- captured 20 years apart by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The image on the left was taken in March 1996, while the image on the right was captured in January 2016.

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NASA/ESA/Bruce Balick/Martín Guerrero/Gerardo Ramos-Larios

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