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750 views
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Name(s): |
M27 - Dumbbell Nebula |
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Date : |
2009-09-23 |
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Location : |
Podljubelj |
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Conditions : |
Low clouds, high humidity |
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Weather : |
13°C |
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Moon : |
4 days old |
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Setup : |
SW 254/1200 on NEQ6pro, guided with SPC900 over SW 80/400 |
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Camera : |
Canon 450D |
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Exposure : |
5x300s ISO 800 |
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Processing : |
Iris, PS |
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Object description : |
The Dumbbell Nebula, Messier 27 (M27, NGC 6853) is one of the finest planetary nebula in the sky, and was the first planetary nebula ever discovered. The central star of M27 is quite bright at mag 13.5.
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Object size & distance |
8 arc minutes, 1250 ly |
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