Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Lyra (Lyr)  ·  Contains:  IC 1296  ·  M 57  ·  NGC 6720  ·  Ring nebula in Lyra
Another attempt at M57, Stephen Kennedy
Another attempt at M57
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Another attempt at M57

Another attempt at M57, Stephen Kennedy
Another attempt at M57
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Another attempt at M57

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Getting the colors correct in this nebula is very difficult. There are a number of gasses, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen that are ionized by photons of different wave length and different intensities. I think the outer edges of ionized hydrogen do indeed appear red and the inner part of the ring correctly shows the blue/green color of ionized oxygen but the intermediate section of the rim seems to show a number of subtle colors.

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Another attempt at M57, Stephen Kennedy