M27 - The Dumbbell Nebula
M27 - The Dumbbell Nebula
Planetary Nebula
Constellation: Vulpecula
Distance: 1250 ly
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08-23-2009
Imaged at Soap Creek Valley
Corvallis, Oregon
25" f/5 with Nova primary
CCD Labs Q453 (QHY8) Camera with Televue Photo Paracorr and Hutech IDAS LPS-P2 filter
8 x 120 sec subframes acquired with Nebulosity 2.0 with Offset 90 and Gain 19 (30%)
It was cool (49oF)
Tom Osypowski Dual Axis Aluminum Eq. Platform
Autoguided with PHD sofware
8" f/4 Guidescope
CCD-Labs Q-guide camera with Televue Paracorr
Image processing with ImagesPlus 3.75, PixInsight, and Photoshop CS4