Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Lyra (Lyr)  ·  Contains:  IC 1296  ·  M 57  ·  NGC 6720  ·  Ring nebula in Lyra
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Ring Nebula with Fuzzy Friend, AwesomeAstro
Ring Nebula with Fuzzy Friend
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Ring Nebula with Fuzzy Friend

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Ring Nebula with Fuzzy Friend, AwesomeAstro
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Ring Nebula with Fuzzy Friend

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Really happy with how this turned out, one of my favorite recents. I started out imaging at 60s frames to eliminate the convolution, but also went to 5-minute subs to gather some of the faint nebulosity. Loving the details that are visible in its center.

This planetary nebula is actually football-shaped, but we're looking dead on, so you see the bright outer edges of the ellipsoid as well as a star right through its center.

You can also see a small galaxy, IC 1296, brought out with masks right by the ring nebula. Really cool set of objects!

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Ring Nebula with Fuzzy Friend, AwesomeAstro