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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

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M27 20/06/2014 17 x 600 secs subs Bias, Flats and Cosmetic Correction was used with a master dark. Stacked in pixinsight using the new Drizzle stacking feature and I will definitely be using this from now on as it makes quite difference. 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

Processing: Pixinsight 1.8

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The Dumbbell Nebula M27, David Wills (PixelSkiesAstro)

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