Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Lyra (Lyr)  ·  Contains:  IC 1296  ·  M 57  ·  NGC 6720  ·  PK063+13.1  ·  Ring Nebula
The Ring Nebula (M57), Joseph Buchanan
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The Ring Nebula (M57)

The Ring Nebula (M57), Joseph Buchanan
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The Ring Nebula (M57)

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The Ring Nebula (M57) - is a planetary nebula in the constellation Lyra. It was formed during the final stages as a star about the size of our sun shed some of its mass before collapsing into a white dwarf, which can still be seen if you zoom. This image was produced from 3 hours worth of total exposure time, taken with my Celestron 6SCT with a .63 focal reducer and ZWO 533 MC Pro camera.

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The Ring Nebula (M57), Joseph Buchanan