M57  The Ring NebulaHome

M57 040710 This is my first attempt at M57, the Ring Nebula.  It was imaged with my LX200 on 10th July 2004 starting at 02:25 UT. I captured 30 frames exposing each for 30 seconds with a modified Vesta camera.  
M57 040723 This is my second attempt at M57, the Ring Nebula.   It was imaged with my LX200 starting at 23:40 UT on 23rd July 2004.
M57 060824 And now a wider-angled shot showing M57 against its background of stars.   It was imaged with my LX200 and 0.33 focal reducer at 22:22 UT on 24th August 2006.
M57 110901 Colour pictures made by the LRGB technique, using my MX716 camera and Astronomik filters, and also with my colour DFK camera.  The page includes real colours, and false colours using Hα, OIII, and SII filters.   They were imaged with my LX200 between 20:00 and 22:30 UT on 1st September 2011.
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