(IAAC) Obj: M57 (Ring Nebula) - Inst: 4.5" (114 mm) Reflector Telescope with 900 mm Focal Length

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Observation Poster: darockrules <darock565 at hotmail.com>

Observer: darockrules
Your skills: Beginner (< one year)
Date/time of observation: 20/07/2004 at 10:30 PM ET
Location of site: Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Montreal, QC, Canada (Lat 45, Elev )
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 5.9 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 7 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 4.5" (114 mm) Reflector Telescope with 900 mm Focal Length
Magnification: 36X and 90X
Filter(s): None
Object(s): M57 (Ring Nebula)
Category: Planetary nebula.
Class: 
Constellation: LYRA
Data: mag 8.8  size 
Position: RA 18:53  DEC 33:02
Description:
It appeared as a very small and very faint ring shaped smudge. After 10 minutes, it started to show a bit more details. Magnification didn't change anything in the view.
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