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False Color M27

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False Color M27

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Description

M27 - Dumbbell Nebula

135 minutes of exposure in each S-II,

HA, and O-III as R,G, and B.

Telescope: Planewave Instruments CDK12.5,

Camera: Apogee U16M

Mount: Celestron CGE Pro

Guiding: MMOAG, Lumenera 2.0m, MetaGuide

Filters: Astrodon 3nm, 50mm square

This is a composite image of the faint halo portions along with the brighter core of the nebula

Calibration and combining with custom software.

Alignment with Maxim DL.

DDP (stretch only) done with Images Plus.

Color combine, balance, sharpening, and layer composite done with Photoshop.

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False Color M27, apaquette