Copyright © 2008 Larry Phillips
M27, Dumbbell Nebula in constellation Vulpecula
Cataloged as NGC 6853
Planetary Nebula. Perhaps the finest planetary nebula in the sky, and was the first planetary nebula ever discovered.
NOTE: This is a redo of an earlier image of 2005. Compare it and see the improvement.
Distance: 1200 light years
Camera: SBIG ST-2000XM
Telescope: Astrophysics Starfire 140 EDT F7.5
Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1 GTO with Advanced Telescope Systems portable pier
Images: 24 Subexposures at 10 minutes each of 6 luminance, 6 Red, 6 Green, & 6 Blue for a total exposure time of 4 hours.
Date: May 2008
Software: Camera, mount, and guider control - CCD Commander & MaximDL, Calibration and stacking - CCDStack, further processing in Photoshop CS4.
Cataloged as NGC 6853
Planetary Nebula. Perhaps the finest planetary nebula in the sky, and was the first planetary nebula ever discovered.
NOTE: This is a redo of an earlier image of 2005. Compare it and see the improvement.
Distance: 1200 light years
Camera: SBIG ST-2000XM
Telescope: Astrophysics Starfire 140 EDT F7.5
Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1 GTO with Advanced Telescope Systems portable pier
Images: 24 Subexposures at 10 minutes each of 6 luminance, 6 Red, 6 Green, & 6 Blue for a total exposure time of 4 hours.
Date: May 2008
Software: Camera, mount, and guider control - CCD Commander & MaximDL, Calibration and stacking - CCDStack, further processing in Photoshop CS4.