JWST/NIRcam composite image of the Ring Nebula. The images clearly show the main ring, surrounded by a faint halo and with many delicate structures. The interior of the ring is filled with hot gas.
The results led to a new wave of scientific inquiries, and brought to light many features that weren't obvious to the eye.
On Monday, March 24, Professor Michael Drout (Wheaton College), an expert on the works of Tolkien, will come to UMass Lowell to give a talk entitled "Making I = Eye: How the One Ring Works in J.R.R.