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The Dumbbell nebula - M27

Wiki: The Dumbbell Nebula (also known as the Apple Core Nebula, Messier 27, and NGC 6853) is a planetary nebula (nebulosity surrounding a white dwarf) in the constellation Vulpecula, at a distance of about 1360 light-years. It was the first such nebula to be discovered, by Charles Messier in 1764.

 

This is a beautiful and easy target for amateur astronomers. This picture is probably my best so far for this target!

 

Taken with partially de-filtered Nikon D7500 DSLR on Skywatcher Evostar 80ED and Barlow x2. Total exposure time ~12min (6x2min at ISO1600)

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Uploaded on July 23, 2022