Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Vulpecula (Vul)  ·  Contains:  Dumbbell Nebula  ·  M 27  ·  NGC 6853
M27 - Dumbbell Nebula in HOO+RGB stars, Volker Gutsmann
M27 - Dumbbell Nebula in HOO+RGB stars
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M27 - Dumbbell Nebula in HOO+RGB stars

M27 - Dumbbell Nebula in HOO+RGB stars, Volker Gutsmann
M27 - Dumbbell Nebula in HOO+RGB stars
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M27 - Dumbbell Nebula in HOO+RGB stars

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After a 6 month astro break, I am back. This is also the first image with my new (second hand) 8" f4 Carbon Newton that I purchased in May but had not used until now.

This is a first in a series of targets that I worked on in the last 10 days of very good conditions in Germany.

The Dumbbell nebula is a well know object, many images here on Astrobin. The 7.5 h narrowband imaging time was initially thought to be a good starting point but created a lot of hassle to squeeze out the faintest parts of the dumbbell.

As usual it is a starless work flow on the Ha and OIII channels that were merged to a standard bicolor HOO image that was then merged with the RGB stars (another 1h exposure).

Imaging took place on several nights in September 2020 from my backyard.

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M27 - Dumbbell Nebula in HOO+RGB stars, Volker Gutsmann

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