M57

Ring Nebula

M57

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Object Info

Type

Planetary Nebula

Constellation

Lyra

Distance

2,300 ly

Capture Details

Date

July 26, 2007

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Exposure

Lum 10x2, Ha 10x1, SII 10x1, OIII 10x1 (bin 1x1)

Equipment

Optics

Vixen VC200L Corrected Reflector

Focal Length

1800mm @f/9

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

SBIG ST-2000XM

Focuser

Robo-Focus

Filters

CFW10A, Astrodon L, 6nm SII, Ha, OIII

Software

Maxim DL, Photoshop