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

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M27 -- The Dumbbell Nebula, Joe Shuster
M27 -- The Dumbbell Nebula
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M27 -- The Dumbbell Nebula

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This is one my first attempts at a planetary nebula, after 14+ years of astrophotography. (I've been a wide-field and very-wide-field imager in addition to high-res lunar work.)

It's really just a test of a camera/telescope reconfiguration I've been planning. I liked one 5-minute sample image and decided to get enough to process.

There are several aspects of the image that need attention and equipment adjustment. But it's a pretty good first M27.

I could crop it tighter, but I enjoy the "eye at the eyepiece" framing with more background stars.

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M27 -- The Dumbbell Nebula, Joe Shuster

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