Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Vulpecula (Vul)  ·  Contains:  Dumbbell Nebula  ·  M 27  ·  NGC 6853  ·  PK060-03.1
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M27 - Dumbbell HOO, AstroDarkSky
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M27 - Dumbbell HOO

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M27 - Dumbbell HOO, AstroDarkSky
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M27 - Dumbbell HOO

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Description

A planetary nebula surrounding a white dwarf, this target is easy to spot and capture, but so tricky to process. The Hydrogen and Oxygen layers are dense and overlapping and tend to overexpose the central structure. Oxygen is clearly visible as "wings" spreading out from the core.



The Pixinsight Narrowband normalization script is an amazing tool that made this possible:
https://cosmicphotons.com/scripts/

A special thanks to Mike Cranfield and Bill Blanshan for this contribution to the astro community!

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