NGC 6572 Blue Racquetball Nebula

Magnitude 8.1 planetary nebula located in the constellation Ophiuchus. It is a young planetary nebula and only began to shed its gases a few thousand years ago. Because of this, the material is still quite concentrated, which explains the nebula's abnormal brightness.

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