M27  Dumbbell  Nebula  

Object Details:

  • Planetary Nebula in vulpecula

  •  RA:          19 hours 59 minutes

  •  Dec:         +22 degrees 43 minutes

  •  Distance: 815 Light years

  •  Size:         8'.0 x 5'.7

  •  Mag:        7.3

Image Details:

  • Instrument:  Celestron 9.25 SCT @ f/10 (2350mm) focal length
  • Mount:         Losmandy G11
  • Camera:       SBIG ST-2000XM with CFW8 Color Filter 
  • Filters & Exposure Times:  
    • L:      12 x 5 minutes binned  1 x 1
    • R    6 x 5 minutes binned   1 x 1 
      G     6 x 5 minutes binned   1 x 1 
      B:      6 x 5 minutes binned   1 x 1 
  • Total  exposure time: 2.5 hours
  • Software: CCDStack, Adobe Photoshop
  • Location: Saratoga California
  • Date: August  2009

 

              

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