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... 1360 light-years away

M27 - the Dumbbell nebula (1360 light years away)

 

Drizzle 2x processing

 

bad weather until 2 a.m., but it was a lovely evening with friends at the observatory, we are grateful for the hospitality! :)

@ VIII° Star Party del Monferrato (Odalengo piccolo)

 

The Dumbbell Nebula (also known as Apple Core Nebula, Messier 27, M 27, or NGC 6853) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Vulpecula, at a distance of about 1,360 light years.

This object was the first planetary nebula to be discovered; by Charles Messier in 1764. At its brightness of visual magnitude 7.5 and its diameter of about 8 arcminutes.

 

Celestron 11 XLT mirror block mod.

Canon / CentralDS EOS Astro 50D

Starizona Reducer corrector f/7.5

13x340" ISO3200 bin 1x1

14x240" ISO2500 bin 1x1

Total Integr: 2.1

 

This image is the AAPOD Winner for 4th July 2015

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