Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Lyra (Lyr)  ·  Contains:  IC 1296  ·  M 57  ·  NGC 6720  ·  Ring Nebula
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M57 Ring Nebula, and photo bomb galaxy IC 1296, Jeff Culp
M57 Ring Nebula, and photo bomb galaxy IC 1296
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M57 Ring Nebula, and photo bomb galaxy IC 1296

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M57 Ring Nebula, and photo bomb galaxy IC 1296, Jeff Culp
M57 Ring Nebula, and photo bomb galaxy IC 1296
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M57 Ring Nebula, and photo bomb galaxy IC 1296

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This was a quick grab of only 5 subs, but did reveal some fainter details around the bright ring portion - even showing some modest color.  Additionally, galaxy IC 1296 appears here at about the 11:00 position. I needed to bring out more contrast from the galaxy using PI and saving in separate files, then merging them in Photoshop using layers.

M57 is 2,300 ly from Earth.

IC 1296 is classified as Barred Spiral (SBbc).  It's listed at magnitude 15.5 and is 0.9'x0.5' in angular size, and is about 240 mly distant.

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M57 Ring Nebula, and photo bomb galaxy IC 1296, Jeff Culp