Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Lyra (Lyr)  ·  Contains:  IC 1296  ·  M 57  ·  NGC 6720  ·  Ring nebula in Lyra
The Ring Nebula (also catalogued as Messier 57, M57 or NGC 6720) , Pablo Lewin
The Ring Nebula (also catalogued as Messier 57, M57 or NGC 6720)
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The Ring Nebula (also catalogued as Messier 57, M57 or NGC 6720)

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The Ring Nebula (also catalogued as Messier 57, M57 or NGC 6720) is a planetary nebula in the northern constellation of Lyra M57 is 0.7 kpc (2,300 light-years) from Earth.It has a visual magnitude of 8.8v and photographic magnitude of 9.7p. 100/ 90 seconds subs at 2000iso 5 darks.

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The Ring Nebula (also catalogued as Messier 57, M57 or NGC 6720) , Pablo Lewin