These are 3 images of the Ring Nebula
(M57). I took the first, a color shot, with a consumer digital camera (my
Canon A40). I took the second (much sharper!) and the third with a
dedicated astronomical CCD camera (only black and white, SBIG ST-237a). The
first two were obtained using a 6" Newtonian telescope, the third one
using a Maksutov-Cassegrain (Mak, for short) 5" telescope. The
fourth was obtained using my new color CCD (orion Starshoot).
By clicking on the small image, you can see the full size versions.