Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Vulpecula (Vul)  ·  Contains:  Dumbbell Nebula  ·  M 27  ·  NGC 6853
M27 (the Dumbbell Nebula), Michael J. Mangieri
M27 (the Dumbbell Nebula)
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M27 (the Dumbbell Nebula)

M27 (the Dumbbell Nebula), Michael J. Mangieri
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M27 (the Dumbbell Nebula)

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The Dumbbell Nebula, also known as Messier 27, and NGC 6853, is a planetary nebula located in the constellation Vulpecula, approximately 1360 light-years away from us. It was the first planetary nebula to be discovered by Charles Messier in 1764. It appears as an elongated spheroid from our perspective along the plane of its equator. Based on its angular expansion rate of 2.3 arcseconds per century, M27 has an estimated age of 14,600 years.  Its apparent magnitude of 7.4 makes it one of the largest and brightest planetary nebulae in the sky. (Wiki)

Part of my backlog of image runs, subs taken over the period August 8, 10, 11 and September 1 and 2, 2023.

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M27 (the Dumbbell Nebula), Michael J. Mangieri