Nebula Dumbbell M27 (Stephen Heliczer FRAS)

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

Nebula Dumbbell M27, Stephen Heliczer FRAS

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Nebula Dumbbell M27

70 subs x 60 seconds plus darks/flats. Celestron Edge HD 8 on AVX mount, ZWO ASI 2600MCPRO, Optolong L-eXtreme filter, Lacerta Autoguide, Sharpcap, Astro Pixel Processor, Starnet, PaintshopPro and Topaz DeNoise. Pushed to the extreme to extract some of the faint outer shell

The Dumbbell Nebula (also known as Messier 27) is a planetary nebula (nebulosity surrounding a white dwarf) in the constellation Vulpecula, at a distance of about 1360 light-years. An upper limit to the age of 15,000 years has been determined. Like many planetary nebulae, the Dumbbell contains knots. Its central region is marked by a pattern of dark and bright cusped knots and their associated dark tails. The central star, a white dwarf is estimated to be of a size larger than most other known white dwarfs.

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