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M27 The Dumbbell Nebula, David Wills (PixelSkiesAstro)

M27 The Dumbbell Nebula

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M27 The Dumbbell Nebula, David Wills (PixelSkiesAstro)

M27 The Dumbbell Nebula

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M27 The Dumbbell Nebula captured by David Wills at PixelSkies, Castillejar, Spain www.pixelskiesastro.com

This was my first test using my Edge HD 8" telescope at 2103mm FL. 

The image was captured during the moon phase of between 88-94% so not ideal but it was just for testing. The test was really for checking if the spacings are correct, between the CCD chip and the corrector on the scope. 

I'm now looking forward to galaxy season so I can test the FL out to its full potential

Ha 104 x 300s

8 hrs 40 mins hours in total.

Equipment used:

Telescope: Celestron 8" Edge HD

Camera: Xpress Trius SX-694 Pro Mono Cooled to -10C (Binned x2)

Image Scale: 0.8

Guiding: OAG

Filters: Astronomik Ha

Mount: iOptron CEM60 "Standard" GOTO Centre Balanced Equatorial Mount

Image Acquisition: Voyager

Observatory control: Lunatico Dragonfly

Stacking and Calibrating: Pixinsight

Processing: Pixinsight 1.8, Photoshop CC

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