M57 a showpiece planetary nebula in the constellation Lyra and its faint barred spiral galaxy neighbor IC1296.
A large diffference in brightness makes this a difficult pair to capture.

276 minutes total exposure 6-15-06
Celestron C11 at F/6.3 on a CGE mount ST-4 guided
Canon 300D
30 300 second 400 iso subs
40 180 second 800 iso subs
40 dark and 30 flat calibration frames
Processed in ImagesPlus and PSCS