M27 Dumbbell Nebula
The Dumbbell is the remnant of a dying star which collapsed but left these glowing gases some 15,000 years ago. Visible through small telescopes as a grey bowtie or dumbbell, astrophotography reveals the bright red and blue regions and shows the full structure to be more of a football shape. I have been chasing this nebula all summer as a target for live outreach sessions in New York City, but shot this version from home, 10 miles north of the city line.
Tech Stuff: Borg 71 FL lens on ZWO ASI1600MC astro camera mounted on unguided iOptron CubePro mount. Image integrates 6 SharpCap LiveStacks of 4 or 8 second exposures totaling 77 minutes, processed with PixInsight.
M27 Dumbbell Nebula
The Dumbbell is the remnant of a dying star which collapsed but left these glowing gases some 15,000 years ago. Visible through small telescopes as a grey bowtie or dumbbell, astrophotography reveals the bright red and blue regions and shows the full structure to be more of a football shape. I have been chasing this nebula all summer as a target for live outreach sessions in New York City, but shot this version from home, 10 miles north of the city line.
Tech Stuff: Borg 71 FL lens on ZWO ASI1600MC astro camera mounted on unguided iOptron CubePro mount. Image integrates 6 SharpCap LiveStacks of 4 or 8 second exposures totaling 77 minutes, processed with PixInsight.