Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Lyra (Lyr)  ·  Contains:  IC 1296  ·  M 57  ·  NGC 6720  ·  Ring nebula in Lyra
M57 - The Ring Nebula, Jeff Tropeano
M57 - The Ring Nebula
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M57 - The Ring Nebula, Jeff Tropeano
M57 - The Ring Nebula
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This is the final image of M57, stretched and processed from a stack of 30 frames.

This nebula is in Lyra, The Harp. It is not visible with the naked eye, and hardly visible in binoculars. It is 2.5 light years across, and is approximately 2,300 light years from Earth.

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M57 - The Ring Nebula, Jeff Tropeano