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The Dumbbell Nebula M27, David Wills (PixelSkiesAstro)

The Dumbbell Nebula M27

The Dumbbell Nebula M27, David Wills (PixelSkiesAstro)

The Dumbbell Nebula M27

Description

M27 Cropped version 20/06/2014 17 x 600 secs subs Bias, Flats and Cosmetic Correction was used with a master dark. First time using the Astro Physics CCDT67 0.67x Reducer as you can tell it still needs fine tuning to get the right spacing.

Camera: QHY8L CCD cooled to -20C

Guiding: Maxim DL ,9x50 Finder Scope,QHY5 Mono with IR filter ( Finder Guider )

Optics: Altair Astro 8" Astrograph fitted with a Astro Physics CCDT67 0.67x Reducer.

Filter: Astronomik CLS Filter

Mount: Skywatcher AZ EQ6-GT EQ & Alt-Az Mount connected to the Sky X and Eqmod via HitecAstro EQDIR adapter

Image Acquisition: Maxim DL 6 Pro

Stacking and Calibrating: Pixinsight 1.8

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The Dumbbell Nebula M27, David Wills (PixelSkiesAstro)

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