M57
Photo description / processing
Planetary nebula in the constellation Lyra.
The nebula is located 2,300 light-years from Earth.
At the center of the nebula lies a white dwarf, which was the core of a star before it shed its outer layers. Before that, the star was similar to Mira Ceti, and its mass was about one solar mass.
Technical information
- Telescope/Lens
- Sky-Watcher 130/650
- Camera
- Zwo ASI662MC
- Mount
- ZWO AM5
- Guide Scope
- 30F4
- Guide Camera
- ZWO ASI120MM
- Software
- DeepSkyStacker, Siril
- Location
- Kyzyl, Russia
Light pollution
Yellow, Bortle 5 zone
- Date taken
Exposure
- 12 × 60″ · ISO/Gain: 0 ·
Total exposure: 12 m









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