M57

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Deep Sky

May 22nd, 2026

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NGC 6720IC 1296

Resolution:: 1518x1012 px
File size:: 6783 KB

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Photo description / processing

My first planetary nebula. It's a bit small for my telescope, but you can slightly see the star inside, and it turned out pretty decent.

Technical information

Telescope/Lens: Sky-Watcher 130/650
Camera: canon 550d
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ2 + eq2 motor drive
Software: DSS, Siril, Pix, darktable

Location: Прага, Чехия

Light pollution

Red, Bortle 7 zone

Date taken: May 21st, 2026

Exposure

200 × 4″ · ISO/Gain: 1600

Total exposure: 13 m

Comments

Vladimir

It turned out well! It would just be nice to make the background "quieter" and more gray. Your M13 has an excellent background color. And, of course, I'd like the images to be larger, not so small and compressed. The EOS 550D has good resolution.

Clear skies!

May 23rd, 2026

megapupsReply to Vladimir

Thank you for the advice. I will try to do everything possible, but with the ring, there is quite a large crop because it was rather small for my telescope, so it was difficult to maintain high resolution.

May 23rd, 2026