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M57, the #RingNebula, is approximately 2,000 light years away from Earth in the constellation Lyra. It's an 8.8 magnitude planetary nebula, making it challenging to see with your eyes from light polluted skies, but easy work for this scope. Image time: 3 minutes

Located in Sagittarius, Barnard 86 (a dark nebula) and the star cluster NGC 6520 can be viewed with a small telescope. Both objects are part of the Large Sagittarius Star Cloud - the innermost structure of the Milky Way that can be seen naked eye from semi dark skies. Image time: 16 minutes

Located 7,000 light years away in the Serpens constellation is the emission nebula, M16, also known as the #EagleNebula. At the center of this nebula, you may recognize the Pillars of Creation, a structure of cosmic dust hiding young stars formed within. Image time: 20 minutes