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M57 Ring Nebula - September 23, 2006 v2
The Ring Nebula in Lyra. This is a planetary nebula, (a star like our sun throwing off an outer shell of gas in the last stages of its life).

Hidden Hill Obsevatory 9/23/06
8" Newtonian, f4.9
Orion Starshoot Deep Space Imager
10x45sec; Gain 63; Offset 100
Captured and Stacked with Nebulosity; Drizzle 0.7/1.4/3
Processed with Nebulosity, Photoshop, & Astronomy tools.
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