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  Name(s): M57 - Ring nebula  
  Date : 2010-07-09  
  Location : Podljubelj  
  Conditions : Low local light pollution, good seeing  
  Weather : 18°C, 74% - 11,38g/m3  
  Moon : 5%  
  Setup : SW 254/1200 on NEQ6pro, guided with SPC900 on SW 80/400  
  Camera : Canon 450D mod.  
  Exposure : 20x180s, ISO 800  
  Processing : Iris, PS  
  Object description : A.K.A. The ring nebula. A.K.A. NGC6720 is a planetary nebula arround the central star.Left of the nebula there is a IC 1296 galaxy.  
  Object size & distance cca. 1,4 arc minutes, 2300 ly