This photo was shot from Drassa-Greece during the first days of August 2015. What you see is a large field that contains the beautiful "Ring Nebula".
This nebula belongs to the category of "planetary nebulae". These nebulae are formed generaly by a burst of ionized gas from a Red giant during it's final stage of evolution..just before it becomes a white dwarf.
Below you may see a larger version of the photo. For an even larger or full resolution versions please click on the photo iself.
This nebula belongs to the category of "planetary nebulae". These nebulae are formed generaly by a burst of ionized gas from a Red giant during it's final stage of evolution..just before it becomes a white dwarf.
Below you may see a larger version of the photo. For an even larger or full resolution versions please click on the photo iself.
Technical card
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Sky-Watcher Equinox 80ED
Imaging cameras: QHY8L
Mounts: Skywatcher AZ EQ6 GT
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Celestron 102mm f/6.6 Achromat
Guiding cameras: Magzero MZ-5m
Software: DeepSkyStacker, photoshop, Absoft Neat Image
Accessories: TecnoSky Flattener 1x
Resolution: 2955x1935
Dates: Aug. 6, 2015
Frames: 3x600" -10C bin 1x1
Integration: 0.5 hours
Darks: ~1
Flats: ~11
Bias: ~8
Avg. Moon age: 21.00 days
Avg. Moon phase: 62.14%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 3.00
Temperature: 30.00
RA center: 283.260 degrees
DEC center: 33.157 degrees
Pixel scale: 3.226 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: -88.973 degrees
Field radius: 1.582 degrees
Locations: Drassa, Corinth, Greece
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Sky-Watcher Equinox 80ED
Imaging cameras: QHY8L
Mounts: Skywatcher AZ EQ6 GT
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Celestron 102mm f/6.6 Achromat
Guiding cameras: Magzero MZ-5m
Software: DeepSkyStacker, photoshop, Absoft Neat Image
Accessories: TecnoSky Flattener 1x
Resolution: 2955x1935
Dates: Aug. 6, 2015
Frames: 3x600" -10C bin 1x1
Integration: 0.5 hours
Darks: ~1
Flats: ~11
Bias: ~8
Avg. Moon age: 21.00 days
Avg. Moon phase: 62.14%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 3.00
Temperature: 30.00
RA center: 283.260 degrees
DEC center: 33.157 degrees
Pixel scale: 3.226 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: -88.973 degrees
Field radius: 1.582 degrees
Locations: Drassa, Corinth, Greece