Below is my first serious attempt at M57, the "Ring" nebula. Having trained the telescope using it's "smart mode", and after attempting M27, I set my sights on M57. After each exposure, the ring was quite prominent and colorful. So, I took a series of images and the resulting stacked image is below! A good start on this object, methinks.
M57 was discovered by Antione Pellepoix in 1779 and was later confirmed by Charles Messier. It resides 2,600 light years from Earth!
Image Details:
- 12 * 1.5 minute exposures
- ISO1600
- Meade LX200 8" F6.3
- Nikon D40
- Initial processing in Deep Sky Stacker
- Curve adjustment in Photoshop
