M27

Dumbbell Nebula

M27

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Object Info

Type

Planetary Nebula

Constellation

Vulpecula

Distance

1,250 ly

Capture Details

Date

July 15, 2009

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Exposure

Ha 6x10, OIII 12x5, OIII 12x5 (bin 1x1) as RGB

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi MT200 Newtonian

Focal Length

960mm @f/4.8

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser

TAK MEF-1

Filters

CFW10A, Astrodon 6nm Ha, OIII

Software

MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop