M27 Dumbbell Nebula
M27 is a bright and colorful deep sky target which can be imaged from cities. It's the remnant of a collapsed star about 1400 light years away.
Tech Stuff: Questar 3.5"/unguided/QHY5iii178 color/Sharpcap/Astronomik CLS filter/0.5x focal reducer/4 second exposures with dark subtraction/captured in 9 6 minute livestacks (54 min total integration time)/Processed in Pixinsight finished in GIMP and ACDSee. From my yard 10 miles north of New York City.
M27 Dumbbell Nebula
M27 is a bright and colorful deep sky target which can be imaged from cities. It's the remnant of a collapsed star about 1400 light years away.
Tech Stuff: Questar 3.5"/unguided/QHY5iii178 color/Sharpcap/Astronomik CLS filter/0.5x focal reducer/4 second exposures with dark subtraction/captured in 9 6 minute livestacks (54 min total integration time)/Processed in Pixinsight finished in GIMP and ACDSee. From my yard 10 miles north of New York City.