M27 Dumbbell Nebula
Messier 27 (NGC 6853), also known as the Dumbbell Nebula, is a planetary nebula in Vulpecula constellation.
This is perhaps the finest planetary nebula in the sky, and was the first planetary nebula ever discovered.
On July 12, 1764, Charles Messier discovered this new and fascinating class of objects, and describes this one as an oval nebula without stars. The name "Dumb-bell" goes back to the description by John Herschel, who also compared it to a "double-headed shot."
It has an apparent magnitude of 7.5 and is 1,250 light years distant.
Scope: Vixen ED103S
Focal reducer: f/5.2
Mount: Vixen Sphinx SXW Equatorial Mount
Camera Canon EOS 5D M II
Exposure 121 seconds
ISO Speed 640
© 2015
M27 Dumbbell Nebula
Messier 27 (NGC 6853), also known as the Dumbbell Nebula, is a planetary nebula in Vulpecula constellation.
This is perhaps the finest planetary nebula in the sky, and was the first planetary nebula ever discovered.
On July 12, 1764, Charles Messier discovered this new and fascinating class of objects, and describes this one as an oval nebula without stars. The name "Dumb-bell" goes back to the description by John Herschel, who also compared it to a "double-headed shot."
It has an apparent magnitude of 7.5 and is 1,250 light years distant.
Scope: Vixen ED103S
Focal reducer: f/5.2
Mount: Vixen Sphinx SXW Equatorial Mount
Camera Canon EOS 5D M II
Exposure 121 seconds
ISO Speed 640
© 2015