M57 The Ring Nebula This is probably the most famous planetary nebula there is, and was the first DSO I imaged, in October 2006. A planetary nebula is what happens late in the life of a star like the sun, when it sheds its outer atmosphere, leaving a hot white dwarf star about the size of the earth in the centre. It's not hard to image, as it's very bright, but getting fine detail
is much harder, as it is very small. More information can be found here.... |
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Imaged with a 14inch LX200GPS at F10, Atik 16HR and Astronomik filters.
Luminance was 15 x 1 minute, |