Observation by Andy Li: The ring nebula M57

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Andy Li

Observer

Andy Li

Observed

2016 Aug 04 - 22:49

Uploaded

2016 Nov 05 - 21:41

Objects

The Ring Nebula (M57)

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Constellation

Lyra

Field centre

RA: 18^h53^m
Dec: +33°02'
Position angle: +164°29'

Field size

0°10' × 0°08'

Equipment

Starwave ED80 refractor
Celestron AVX mount
ZWO ASI 224MC- cooled camera

Location

West Sussex UK

Target name

M57

Title

The ring nebula M57

About this image

Experimenting with the cooled version of this planetary camera. I stacked 200x 5 second exposures and then processed in photoshop. I have cropped out some amp glow on the right of the image as I forgot to take dark frames to calibrate.

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