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Messier M57

Ring Nebula

Planetary Nebula
Lyra
Advanced

Small; benefits from long focal length and good seeing.

Angular size
1.4′ × 1′
Magnitude
8.8
Best months
June, July, August
Constellation
Lyra
Catalog IDs
M57;NGC 6720
Common aliases
Ring Nebula
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Recommended telescopes

Celestron
Celestron EdgeHD 1400
3910mm f/11.0 · 356mm aperture
Frames 7% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron EdgeHD 1100
2800mm f/10.0 · 279mm aperture
Frames 5% of APS-C FOV
Meade
Meade LX200 10" ACF
2540mm f/10.0 · 254mm aperture
Frames 4% of APS-C FOV
Takahashi
Takahashi Mewlon-210
2415mm f/11.5 · 210mm aperture
Frames 4% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron C9.25 SCT
2350mm f/10.0 · 235mm aperture
Frames 4% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron EdgeHD 9.25
2350mm f/10.0 · 235mm aperture
Frames 4% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

Celestron EdgeHD 1400 + ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
FOV 0.34° × 0.23°
Scale 0.20″/px
Target fills 10% of frame
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Celestron EdgeHD 1100 + ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
FOV 0.48° × 0.32°
Scale 0.28″/px
Target fills 7% of frame
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Meade LX200 10" ACF + ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV 0.26° × 0.26°
Scale 0.31″/px
Target fills 9% of frame
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