a. v. ley
M 27, The Dumbbell Nebula
A planetary nebula in the constellation Vulpecula, approximately 1360 light years from earth. Planetary nebulae are the remains of modestly sized stars, similar to our sun, which, having expended their nuclear fuel, shed mass and collapse to white dwarfs.
Data was obtained with a C11-HD and focal reducer, operating at f/7 and 2000 mm. The camera was an SBIG ST4000XCM camera, with an IDLH LP2 light pollution filter and the mount was a Losmandy G11. 25 x 10 min integrations, processed with DSS and Photoshop CS2. Image cropped for aesthetics. A very good night in Albuquerque. Once in a row!
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M 27, The Dumbbell Nebula
A planetary nebula in the constellation Vulpecula, approximately 1360 light years from earth. Planetary nebulae are the remains of modestly sized stars, similar to our sun, which, having expended their nuclear fuel, shed mass and collapse to white dwarfs.
Data was obtained with a C11-HD and focal reducer, operating at f/7 and 2000 mm. The camera was an SBIG ST4000XCM camera, with an IDLH LP2 light pollution filter and the mount was a Losmandy G11. 25 x 10 min integrations, processed with DSS and Photoshop CS2. Image cropped for aesthetics. A very good night in Albuquerque. Once in a row!
You can purchase prints of my images at: