M27

The Dumbbell Nebula M27 is a planetary nebula at a distance of about 1,360 light years. With the bright colors it is perhaps the finest planetary nebula in the sky, and was the first planetary nebula ever discovered by Charles Messier. With a narrowband filter and modern CCD equipment we can bring out the faint utter shell like structure shining in bright red colors. What more can you ask from a star late in life?

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RA 19h 59m 42s, Dec 22d 43m 06s
Pos Angle +170° 07', FL 1755.5 mm, 0.87"/Pixel
Optics and mount: Meade 10" ACF f/7 on Takahashi Em-200
Camera: Artemis 4021. Guided with MiniBorg 60ED and DSI pro II.
Filters: HaLRGB Astrodon Gen. 2
Exposures: RGB 6 x 600 - L 10 x 600 - Ha: 41 x 600.
Software: Maxim DL (Guiding, calib), Photoshop CS2.
Date and Location 13-14 and 27.09.2009 / 59 11 47.83 N. - 10 22 29.33 E