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

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M57 - The Ring Nebula, Taman
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M57 - The Ring Nebula

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M57 - The Ring Nebula

This planetary nebula is located about 2000 light years away, in the constellation of Lyra (The Lyre). The small barred spiral galaxy is IC 1296, approx Mag 15.4.

M57 is a very small target and has a high dynamic range. The image was drizzled before cropping to get a reasonable image scale. I also blended several different versions together to bring out the colour, faint outer halo and galaxy in the final image.

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