Messier 57: The Ring Nebula
Messier 57 with 'B'-chip MX5C
Camera Starlight Xpress MX5-C
Scope Meade LX200, 10" f/6.3
Exposure 34 minutes (68 x 30 seconds)
Location Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Date 2000 July 22/23
Notes Processed with 15 iterations of Maximum Entropy Deconvolution
Messier On Line  /  Messier En Ligne
M57 and PGC 62532
The barred spiral galaxy PGC 62532 (marked by crosshairs) is visible in this enhanced view.