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M57 Ring Nebula
This picture was a real surprise, I thought I got the collimation about 90%, the focus spot on and the exposure about right, but when I processed the images I was really happy.  It shows some really good detail in the ring as well as stars down to magnitude 18.
Link-words: Messier Nebula

M57 Ring Nebula

This picture was a real surprise, I thought I got the collimation about 90%, the focus spot on and the exposure about right, but when I processed the images I was really happy. It shows some really good detail in the ring as well as stars down to magnitude 18.

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File information
Filename:CS_m57-20040706ring.jpg
Album name:CSuddell / Messier Objects
Rating (2 votes):55555
Link-words:Messier / Nebula
Image date, time and location:6th July 2004
Telescope aperture and focal ratio:Taken with my LX90, SAC8 and .5 focal reducer, 10x8 second images combined in Stellar Magic.
Filesize:153 KiB
Date added:Jul 09, 2004
Dimensions:640 x 480 pixels
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URL:http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/displayimage-136-_M57_Ring_Nebula_.html
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