Photo Display Photo ID 239 Click On Image to Open Full Size in a New Tab Title Messeir 57: the Ring Nebula Caption Another fresh image of M57, taken with my Meade 2080 @ f/6.3 from Hockley, TX Object Name Ring Nebula Messier Desig M 57 NGC Desig NGC 6720 Other Desigs Right Ascension 18Hr 53' 35.08" Declination 33° 1' 45.03" Magnitude 8.80 Scope Used Meade 2080 with focal reducer Camera Used SBIG STF-8300C Photo Notes About 20 frames, single-shot color, stacked in Nebulosity 4.1 and processed in Photoshop. Object Type Planetary Nebula Distance (ly) 2.3 kly Constellation Lyra Return to List