M57 - The Ring Nebula in SHO Palette
| Object | Planetary Nebula (M57), "The Ring Nebula", in Lyra (Spiral Galaxy IC1296 at upper left of Ring Nebula) | |
| Telescope (Photo) | Celestron 11" EdgeHD SCT OTA with Celestron f/7 focal reducer at 1960mm focal length on Losmandy G-11 mount | |
| Telescope (Guiding) | Off-axis using OAG-Large with Celestron 11" EdgeHD SCT OTA with Celestron f/7 focal reducer at 1960mm focal length on Losmandy G-11 mount | |
| Camera (Photo) | ZWO ASI6200MM Pro full-frame monochrome CMOS Camera with ZWO 7 position 2" filter wheel, controlled by Stellarmate Pro astrophotography controller | |
| Camera (Guiding) | ZWO ASI174MM Mini w/PHD2 Guiding on Stellarmate Pro astrophotography controller | |
| Exposure Detail |
Combination of 137 images at 300 seconds each: 45 SII 47 Ha 45 OIII Using ZWO 2" 7nm narrowband filters. Total 11 hours 25 minutes data capture. Calibrated with dark, bias and flat frames; image processing w/PixInsight 1.9.3 |
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| Location | Quilted Starfields Observatory, Chiefland, FL (N29.406, W82.859) | |
| Date | 05/31/2025, 07-18-2025-07-20-2025 |