M 27 “Dumbbell Nebula”
Vulecula · 3/ 6/2008 - 18:50 UTC · Celestron C11 f/10
About the target
The Dumbbell Nebula (also known as Messier 27, M 27, or NGC 6853) is a planetary nebula (opens in a new tab) (PN) in the constellation (opens in a new tab) Vulpecula (opens in a new tab), at a distance of about 1,360 light years (opens in a new tab).This object was the first planetary nebula (opens in a new tab) to be discovered; by Charles Messier (opens in a new tab) in 1764. At its brightness of visual magnitude (opens in a new tab) 7.5 and its diameter of about 8 arcminutes (opens in a new tab), it is easily visible in binoculars, and a popular observing target in amateur telescopes (opens in a new tab).
Text from Wikipedia.
© Nikos Paschalis
Observing log
- Object
- M 27- “ Dumbbell Nebula”
- Constellation
- Vulecula
- Distance + Ap. Magnitude
- 1400 Light Years - 7.5
- RA / DEC
- 19h:59m.36sec / +22° 43m.16sec
- Date + Time
- 3/ 6/2008 - 18:50 UTC
- Location
- “Nunki Observatory” - Skiathos
- Optics
- Celestron C11 f/10
- Tools
- CCDsoft
- Camera
- SBIG ST2000XM with CFW 8A (Astrodon filters) & AO8
- Exposure Time
- L: 12 X 300 sec RGB: 4 X 300 (each filter)
- More Details
- Environment Temperature: 25 °C Camera Temperature -5 °C
- Mount
- Paramount ME
- Guiding
- Self guided
- Processing Details
- Photoshop, Maxim, CCDsoft
- Notes
- Weather: Weather:5/10 - Transparence: 3/6 - Humidity: 79 %