Jason NishiyamaIt is often forgotten that the things we see in images from space are 3 dimensional objects and we are seeing a 2D projection of them. For example M57 appears as a ring, however kinematic studies of the object suggest it is barrel shaped and we are looking down the end. #astrophoto
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