Look very close in the middle: it's M57 (planetary nebula) in Lyra. The estimates are that it lies between 1000-3000 lightyears away from us.....
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- Walking the 14 lakes route
- "Back to Business" event in Papendal
- Vega
- The Moon
- Riding on the dykes............
- M57 planetary nebula
- M27 Dumbbell nebula (again, now much better)
- Walking around the Zwartven
- M31 Andromeda nebula
- Running again!
- Stranded.....
- M27 Dumbbell nebula
- M31 Andromeda nebula
- The Moon
- Blackbirds
- Small deer
- And now this one, slightly bigger
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