• Messier 27 in Vulpecula, the Dumbell Nebula
    • M27 in Vulpecula, the Dumbell Nebula
    Annotated image
  • NGC 6853, M27, the Dumbell Nebula in Vulpecula,
  • is a bright planetary nebula that is easy to find in small telescopes.
  • Hover over the image for an annotated view.
  • Date:  28 June 2022
  • FOV:  cropped to 68' × 45'; the angular size of NGC 6888 is about 18' × 12'
  • Telescope:  Stellarvue SVX102T + SFFX-1 flattener (714mm, f/7)
  • Guiding:  ZWO ASI120MM mini mono guide camera,
  • Stellarvue F050G 50mm guide scope
  • Computer:  ASIair pro Raspberry Pi
  • Mount:  iOptron CEM40
  • Camera:  ZWO ASI071MC Pro Cooled (0°C) Color CMOS with gain 180
  • Filter:  Baader Light Pollution Moonglow filter with IR cut (10 frames)
  • and Optolong L-eNhance narrow dual band (10 frames)
  • Stacking:  Twenty 240 second frames using Deep Sky Stacker
  • Total Time:  1 hour 20 minutes
  • Processing:  Pixinsight – SPPC, DBE, SPCC, BlurXT, NoiseXT,
  • MStr, GHS, HST, PMath MStr + GHS + HST, HDR7, Sat, Scale
  • Location:  Darling Hill Observatory in Vesper, NY