M57 Ring Nebula
M57 is a planetary nebula, the glowing remains of a sun-like star. It was a star like our sun so after it became a red giant it was still too small to go full Supernova. When it exploded as a Nova it left this cloud of debris behind. The tiny white dot in the centre of the nebula is the star’s hot core, called a white dwarf. M57 is about 2,000 light-years away in the constellation Lyra.
Image taken on 29 September 2023.
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Camera/ Telescope Seestar S50
Light pollution filter. (Duo band OIII 30nm Ha 20nm)
Nine 10 second exposures
Frames stacked in Astro Pixel Processor
Adjusted with Photoshop CS4
M57 Ring Nebula
M57 is a planetary nebula, the glowing remains of a sun-like star. It was a star like our sun so after it became a red giant it was still too small to go full Supernova. When it exploded as a Nova it left this cloud of debris behind. The tiny white dot in the centre of the nebula is the star’s hot core, called a white dwarf. M57 is about 2,000 light-years away in the constellation Lyra.
Image taken on 29 September 2023.
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Camera/ Telescope Seestar S50
Light pollution filter. (Duo band OIII 30nm Ha 20nm)
Nine 10 second exposures
Frames stacked in Astro Pixel Processor
Adjusted with Photoshop CS4