M27 The Dumbbell Nebula (meteoritehunterjim)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Vulpecula (Vul) · Contains: Dumbbell Nebula · M 27 · NGC 6853 · PK060-03.1

M27 The Dumbbell Nebula

This is such a total redo that I am putting it up as a new image. I removed a huge number of the background stars that cluttered up the first tries on this data. I used many more masks and think I did a better job of mixing in the narrowband Ha and OIII. The nebula lies on the background smoother and the faint Ha red is better defined and the blue has more detail. I am happier with this one but that does not mean that it won't be revised again. There is always more to learn.

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Description: I did not like how harsh and flat the middle was. So went and got my detail back. Maybe I can leave it alone for a while.

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Description: My monthly revision. I got so much great data and I was so proud at the beginning of how much Ha and O3 I picked up in the faint outside area that I wanted it to really show. but it has been in my face too strongly. I over sharpened and over defined the nebula also. This version has enough detail and is pretty and floats gently on the background.

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Status	Advanced success
Started	...
Astrometry.net job	4988868
PixInsight job	UNUU89EMXB43SHHRN7D3V1RU8ZY9JF3B
PixInsight queue size	n/a
PixInsight stage	n/a

RA (center)	19h59m39s.764
RA (top/left)	19h58m32s.213
RA (top/right)	19h58m38s.930
RA (bottom/right)	20h00m47s.700
RA (bottom/left)	20h00m41s.557

Dec (center)	+22°42′59″.48
Dec (top/left)	+23°02′17″.40
Dec (top/right)	+22°22′41″.70
Dec (bottom/right)	+22°23′40″.63
Dec (bottom/left)	+23°03′15″.80

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