M76

Little Dumbbell Nebula

M76

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Object Info

Type

Planetary Nebula

Constellation

Perseus

Distance

3,400 ly

Capture Details

Date

November 23, 2004

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Exposure

R 6x10, G 3x10, B 3x10 (bin 2x2)

Equipment

Optics

Celestron C11 Carbon Fiber SCT w/XLT

Focal Length

1764mm @f/6.3

Mount

Celestron CGE

Camera

SBIG ST-2000XM

Focuser

Optec TCF-S

Filters

CFW8A, SBIG LRGB

Software

CCDSoft, Photoshop