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

M27 - dumbbell nebula (umodified), Gendra
M27 - dumbbell nebula (umodified)
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M27 - dumbbell nebula (umodified)

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The dumbbell nebula in Vulpecula, one of the most beautiful planetary nebulas and one of the largest ones (visually).

For this image I tried to take a few (15) frames with an UHC-Filter to improve the emission lines in the nebula. I was very surprised how much this helped to improve the image although it was quite challenging to combine the two stacked images and restore the color balance afterwards.

But I am very happy with the result and you can even glimpse some parts of the larger surrounding halo.

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M27 - dumbbell nebula (umodified), Gendra