Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Vulpecula (Vul)  ·  Contains:  Dumbbell Nebula  ·  M 27  ·  NGC 6853
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M27 Dumbbell Nebula, Dale Powell
M27 Dumbbell Nebula
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M27 Dumbbell Nebula

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M27 Dumbbell Nebula, Dale Powell
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M27 Dumbbell Nebula

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M 27 is surprisingly bright: Magnitude 7.4, and fairly small for my f/4.7, 81 mm aperture refractor: 15'.  I guess the relative brightness and small size result in the nebula showing up strongly in individual 90 second subframes.  I spent most of my processing time keeping the nebula center from blowing out the details.

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M27 Dumbbell Nebula, Dale Powell