M57 (NGC 6720) Lyr planetary nebula
Difficulty level 2
Ring Nebula

Date of observtion: 1996/04/27 01:19
Observing site: Kuju
Transparency/seeing/sky darkness: 3/3/4
Instruments: 32cm Dobsonian with PL12.5 at 120x
Width of field: 0.4�‹
This is the famous Ring Nebula. It is very bright and large appearing donut-shaped. The ring is elongated. The southwestern part looks a little inflated but the northeastern part is faint and pointed. The nebulosity inside the ring is fairly bright and it doesn't look like a hole.