Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Vulpecula (Vul)  ·  Contains:  Dumbbell Nebula  ·  M 27  ·  NGC 6853  ·  The star 14 Vul
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The Dumbbell Nebula, M27, JohnEEvans
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The Dumbbell Nebula, M27

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The Dumbbell Nebula, M27

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The Dumbbell Nebula, M27, is a Planetary Nebula 1,360 light-years away. It's an emission nebula consisting of a shell of ionized gas ejected from the central star when it started to run out of material to burn as it came to the end of its life.

Processed as a regular RGB image. I decided not to minimise the surrounding star field as I feel its richness adds to the image.

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The Dumbbell Nebula, M27, JohnEEvans