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M27 - DumbbellNebula

The dumbbell nebula M27 or NGC 6853 is a 7.5 mag bright planetary nebula with a surface area of 8.0 × 5.7 arc minutes in the constellation Vulpecula. The central star is a white dwarf of 14 mag and a temperature of over 100,000 Kelvin. The distance is around 1400 light years. It got its name from Sir William Herschel because of its elongated shape. The nebula extends by 6.8 arcseconds per century. The dumbbell nebula was discovered by Charles Messier on July 12, 1764.

 

Gear used:

Ts Photon 200mm

Canon EOS 1200Da

Ts 80mm Guidescope

Zwo 120mm mini

Skywatcher EQ6 Pro

QHY Polemaster

 

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N.I.N.A

PHD2 Guiding

APP

Photoshop

 

Image Data:

70 x 180 sec light frames

50 bias frames

50 flat frames

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Uploaded on February 25, 2021
Taken on June 24, 2020