Deep-Sky Object
Ring Nebula (M57)
Also known as M57
A perfect smoke ring in Lyra.
Visible tonight?
Below horizon · rises 05:16
- Rises
- 05:16
- Transit
- 13:10
- Sets
- 21:04
A planetary nebula formed by a dying Sun-like star casting off its outer layers.
Observing
A small telescope shows a tiny grey doughnut between the two southern stars of the Lyra parallelogram.
See also
Andromeda Galaxy (M31)
The farthest thing you can see with the naked eye.
Orion Nebula (M42)
A stellar nursery glowing in Orion's sword.
Pleiades (M45)
The Seven Sisters — a young blue cluster.
The Milky Way
Our home galaxy, seen edge-on.
Crab Nebula (M1)
The expanding remnant of a 1054 AD supernova.
Eagle Nebula (M16)
Home of the Pillars of Creation.