Dumbbell Nebula (M27) is a planetary nebula that surrounds a white dwarf. It is located in the constellation Vulpecula. It is 1360 light years away. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1764. It is easily visible in telescopes and is a popular target for observations. Brightness of visual magnitude 7,5.
The Dumbbell Nebula – M 27
| Telescope | ASA 10″ F/3.6 10N ASTROGRAPH OTA |
| Focal length | 900 mm |
| Mount | DDM 85 |
| Imaging camera | Atik 460EX mono |
| Guiding cameras | – |
| Guiding optics | – |
| Focal reducers | ASA 3″ Wynne Corrector 0,85x |
| Constellations | Vulpecula |
| Distance | 1360 light years |
| RA center | 19h 59′ 36″ |
| DEC center | +22°43′ 16″ |
| Location taken | Slovakia |
| Date taken | 08/2022 |
| Pixel scale | 1.04 arcsec/pixel |
| Filters | Astronomik Ha 6nm , Astrodon OIII 5nm, Astrodon RGB, |
| Exposure | 80×300 s. Ha filter 65×300 s. OIII filter 200×30 s. L filter 200×30 s. R filter 200×30 s. G filter 200×30 s. B filter |
| Total exposure | cca.19 hours |
| Processing software | PixInsight, CCD Inspector |
Dumbbell Nebula (BICOLOR/RGB) was captured using Hydrogen-alpha H-α 6nm (656.3 nm), Oxygen OIII 5nm (500.7 nm) and RGB filters (colored stars).
This planetary nebula is a frequent object for many astrophotographs.