Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Lyra (Lyr)  ·  Contains:  IC 1296  ·  M 57  ·  NGC 6720  ·  Ring Nebula
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M 57 The Ring Nebula

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
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M 57 The Ring Nebula, onewiththestars
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M 57 The Ring Nebula

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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Location: Northeast Ohio, United States 

Polar alignment with PoleMaster 

Telescope control with Stellarium 

Focusing and Live Stacking with SharpCap 

Autoguiding with PHD2 

Processed in Adobe Photoshop
-Levels adjustments
-Color balance adjustments
-Crop
-Gradient removal with ProDigital Software AstroFlat Pro filter
-Brightness/contrast adjustments

Notes: Livestack image to test my first off-axis guiding attempt. Success.

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M 57 The Ring Nebula, onewiththestars