Ring nebula imaging at 800mm with central star resolved

[Andy Resnick]

And lo, after 40 days and 40 nights of rain, a ball of fire in the sky did appear, and after it, a shimmering black velvet curtain of night.

Ring nebula: 100% crop and (nearly) full frame:

Deets: 800/5.6, 10s ISO 2000 exposures (total integration time 56 minutes). This is the first time I've gotten a clear image of the central star, my best image in the stack has a FWHM of 4.4 pixels- pretty close to diffraction limited imaging. I'm almost able to pull IC 1296 out of the noise...

 

[phinds]

VERY cool. thanks for posting. I'm sure the Hubble can do better but I think it's wonderful that folks here on the forum get some pics for us showing what you can do in your back yard.

 

[davenn]

totally agree phinds

its all in the fun learning and experimenting well done Andy

 

[Andy Resnick]

VERY cool. thanks for posting. I'm sure the Hubble can do better but I think it's wonderful that folks here on the forum get some pics for us showing what you can do in your back yard.

Right-o. The joy is in the making.

 

[Chronos]

Pulling out the central star in the ring nebula is a feat most visual observers would envy.

 

[Borg]

Very nice Andy. I am definitely envious.