Tuesday, 15 July 2008

The Dumb-bell Nebula.

Object: Messier 27 (NGC 6853)
Type: Planetary Nebula
Distance: 815 light years
Constellation: Vulpecula
Date: 17 July 2005
Equipment: SXV-H9, f5.6 refractor
Subframes: 14 x 120 seconds. Unguided, no darks or flats.

Another summer beauty from the evening of 17 July 2005, recently reworked with AstroArt 4. Click on the image to enlarge.

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