NGC 3132: The Southern Ring Nebula . ... Credit Copyright: Hubble Legacy Archive , ESA , NASA ; Processing - Donald Waid Explanation: It's the dim star, not the bright one, near the center of NGC 3132 that created this odd but beautiful planetary nebula . ... In this reprocessed color picture , the hot purplish pool of light seen surrounding this binary system is energized by the hot surface of the faint star. ... Follow APOD on: Facebook (Daily) (Sky) (Spanish) or Google Plus (Daily) (River) . ...