Capturing M57
Digital Astrophotography by Andy Weeks

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The Ring Nebula in Lyra

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Picture Data

  • Camera: Canon XTi
  • Lens: Meade LX200 telescope at ~ 1600mm; ISO 1600
  • F/ratio: f/6.3
  • Exposure: 9 Minutes, 40 Seconds
  • Filter: None
  • Date: October 3, 2007
  • Location: Batavia, Illinois - USA
  • Temp: 54o F
  • Transparency: 4 of 5
  • Seeing: 4 of 5
  • Notes: Images obtained with Images Plus 2.82;
              Stacked with Deep Sky Stacker 3.01;
              Processed via Stretching with Images Plus;
              Removed noise with Noise Ninja.