M27

Dumbbell Nebula

M27

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Object Info

Type

Planetary Nebula

Constellation

Vulpecula

Distance

1,250 ly

Capture Details

Date

July 1, 2006

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Exposure

Ha 3x10, OIII 3x10 (bin 1x1), OIII 3x10 (bin 1x1) as RGB

Notes

Uses the OIII filter for both Green and Blue.

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor

Focal Length

530mm @f/5

Mount

Celestron CGE

Camera

SBIG ST-2000XM

Focuser

Robo-Focus

Filters

CFW10A, Astrodon 6nm Ha, OIII

Software

Maxim DL, RegiStar, Photoshop