M57 the Ring nebula
October 6, 2010
Planetary nebula in constellation Lyra
~2,300 light years distant
Imaged from Ocala, FL
360 sec exposure stacked in DSS and edited with PS CS5
Sky Watcher 8" SCT
Orion 80mm Shorttube
Orion SSAG
Celestron CG-5 Mount
Canon XSi (unmodded)
PClix "intervalometer"
Atronomik CLS light pollution filter clip for Canon EOS
Thousand Oaks Optical Dew Controller