Ring Nebula - NGC6618
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Technical Data
Optics Takahashi FS-128 refractor
Focal Length 1040 mm
Focal Ratio f/8.1
Exposure Time 57 minute. exposure
Film un-hypered 35mm Kodak E200 slide film pushed +1 stop
Processing Enhanced in Adobe Photoshop 5.5
Location Berkshire, New York
Date start 6/20/2002 & 7/11/2002
Mount Mountian Instruments, MI-250 NON=GOTO
Tracking ST4, A3 average correction
Temperature 60F
Notes The Ring Nebula - NGC6720 - Planetary nebula in constellation Lyra, Mag=9.0 Distance: 2,300 light years. The center star is planet-size white dwarf @ 15th magnitude.

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Joseph Schaefer 2002