Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Vulpecula (Vul)  ·  Contains:  Dumbbell Nebula  ·  M 27  ·  NGC 6853
m_27_The Dumbbell Nebula, Kfir Simon
m_27_The Dumbbell Nebula
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m_27_The Dumbbell Nebula

m_27_The Dumbbell Nebula, Kfir Simon
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m_27_The Dumbbell Nebula

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he Dumbbell Nebula (also known as Apple Core Nebula, Messier 27, M 27, or NGC 6853) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Vulpecula, at a distance of about 1,360 light years.

This object was the first planetary nebula to be discovered; by Charles Messier in 1764.

At its brightness of visual magnitude 7.5 and its diameter of about 8 arcminutes, it is easily visible in binoculars, and a popular observing target in amateur telescopes.(WIKI)

A composite of 2 telescopes:

Chilescope 1M Ha as luminance - 5 Hrs Bin 2

16" Hypergraph from Tivoli farm in Namibia:

30 min per RGB channel - Bin 1

O3 for 120 min Bin 2

Total about 9 Hrs

Tivoli farm - June 2019

Chilescope May-July 2019

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m_27_The Dumbbell Nebula, Kfir Simon