Observation by Oliver Hext: M57

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Oliver Hext

Observer

Oliver Hext

Observed

2026 Jun 24 - 00:20

Uploaded

2026 Jun 25 - 05:27

Objects

The Ring Nebula (M57)

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Constellation

Lyra

Field centre

RA: 18^h53^m
Dec: +33°01'
Position angle: -152°18'

Field size

0°31' × 0°19'

Equipment

Skywatcher 127mm
Canon D600
Juwei 17 Mount

Exposure

10 x 180s

Location

Portsmouth

Target name

M57

Title

M57

About this image

I’ve just got my Juwei 17 mount, and I wanted to put it to the test.

I was getting 0.6–0.9 guiding consistently, so I thought I would image M57 using my 20-year-old Sky-Watcher 127mm Mak, equipped with my old D600 camera. I had a go last night while the Moon was up, with only half an hour of data.

It was nice sitting out in the heat, and I couldn’t sleep anyway. In the end, I managed to get the central star, and at f/11 with a focal length of 1500mm, I’m pretty happy with that.

I think I might try it out on some other targets.

Files associated with this observation

m57-127mm.jpg (3.8 MB)

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