The night sky has been terrible for some time here and I finally finished my latest project. This picture is the result of 130 pictures and 6 hours of total exposure time. It is the remains of a star that exploded a long time ago. The ring is all that is left of the star except the tiny dot in the center of the ring. It is what is left of the stars' core. To give you an idea of how big this is and just how far away it is - a light year is 6 trillion miles. M57 is 2,000 light years away and 1 light year wide. It takes a mid size telescope [ which mine is} just to be able to see it and get a decent picture.