M27

Dumbbell Nebula

M27

Click to display the full resolution

Object Info

Type

Planetary Nebula

Constellation

Vulpecula

Distance

1,250 ly

Capture Details

Date

July 29, 2007

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Exposure

Ha 12x15 (bin 1x1), OIII 6x15, OIII 6x15 (bin 2x2) as RGB

Notes

Imaged over 2 nights

Equipment

Optics

Vixen VC200L Corrected Reflector

Focal Length

1800mm @f/9

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

SBIG ST-2000XM

Focuser

Robo-Focus

Filters

CFW10A, Astrodon 6nm Ha, OIII

Software

Maxim DL, Photoshop