Uploaded October 2012 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Astrophotographer Nik Szymanek's first ever published image was of M57, the Ring Nebula. Messier Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC9FC5F6773B383D5

This video also features Pete Lawrence.

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