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Exposures: L 13×300 Bin 1, RGB 13×150 Bin 2 Telescope: 10″ RC Camera: QSI 683 Mount: AP900 Distance: 2,300 Light Years                          Magnitude: 8.8                                                  Size: 1.4 x 1 Arc-minutes                                Age: 6,000-8,000 Years                                   Messier 57 is a small Planetary nebula in the constellation Lyra. Although it is very small the outer rings show brightly in short exposures. […]

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