Ring Nebula, M57. This has no more detail than viewing this feature visually through this scope. I couldn’t get any more detail because I wasn’t willing to invest the increased time on the exposures. These images are 4-minute exposures. You can see the mount was off a little. I kicked the mount by mistake while doing a fine focus. So much for good polar alignment. I don’t have an electric focuser for this little refractor. Wish I did. One question for anyone who knows or has experience with refractors: Does someone make a two-inch Barlow for a refractor that would allow the refractor to reach focus? I have a Zhummel 2-inch ED Barlow, but I do not have near the back-focus with this setup. Not even close. Is the solution, merely, to switch to the Schmidt-Cassegrain to use a Barlow? I don’t have enough experience with these things to know. I really like the little refractor for the tack-sharp focus (well, tack-sharp if you don’t trip over the tripod legs on a regular basis while acquiring an image). However, I’d like to have a slightly magnified image going to the CCD chip. What’s the solution? If this is a really stupid question try to suppress the laughter long enough to e-mail me back and tell me this is a really stupid question. Ask Patrick or Chris, it’s nearly impossible to hurt my feelings. Thanks, Dave http://www.flickr.com/photos/78046474@N06/sets/72157635009053182/with/947806...