Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)  ·  Contains:  Barbell Nebula  ·  Cork Nebula  ·  Little Dumbbell Nebula  ·  M 76  ·  NGC 650
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M76 - 20230105 - Celestron C6 at F7.3 - UHC, altazastro
M76 - 20230105 - Celestron C6 at F7.3 - UHC
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M76 - 20230105 - Celestron C6 at F7.3 - UHC

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
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M76 - 20230105 - Celestron C6 at F7.3 - UHC, altazastro
M76 - 20230105 - Celestron C6 at F7.3 - UHC
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M76 - 20230105 - Celestron C6 at F7.3 - UHC

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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The Little Dumbbell proves itself once more a difficult subject: hard to imagine how Messier could even spot it with its equipment even under Bortle 1 skies!
I had some technical issues with the positioning of the object in the field and with the fan stack effect of AZ imaging that worsened the unpleasant effects of the full moon.
Moreover the focus was not perfect. so I had to apply deconvolution and this added some noise.

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M76 - 20230105 - Celestron C6 at F7.3 - UHC, altazastro