The Ring Nebula (M57)

Posted by Robert Lockwood
on Friday, April 17, 2009

by Robert Lockwood

 

Imaged on May 2nd and 3rd  2008  from San Diego County Mountains.

Exposures:     Start Time: 1:00 
Ha   17 @ 15 min
LRGB 3 ea @ 5 min.   Total exposure time, 5 hr  15 min.

Equipment:

TEC  140 @ f/7 980mm
SBIG-ST10XME
FLI- DF-2 Focuser
Astrodon 1.25” LRGB E-Series Filters
Astrodon  1.25“ 6 nm, Ha Filter
Astro-Physics 900 GTO

M57  Ring Nebula 
Seldom seen petals of hydrogen gas surrounding a dying star.


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