Ring Nebula in Lyra

(Çalgı takımyıldızında Yüzük Bulutsusu)

[my first attempt on a deep sky object]

apparent magnitude: 8.8
distance: 2300 LY
size: 0.9 LY
apparent size: 1.4x1.0 arc min
discovered by Antoine Darquier de Pellepoix in 1779.


12x20 sec
Celestron 11"GPS on permenant pier and wedge, Orion Starshoot CCD camera
captured and processed with Maxim Essentials, no darks and flats, final touches with ACDSeePro