M 27, The Dumbbell Nebula
M 27, The Dumbbell Nebula
M 27 (NGC 6853), also known as The Dumbbell Nebula is a typical planetary nebula located in the constellation Vulpecula. The distance is rather uncertain, but is believed to be around 1,200 light-years. It was first described by the French astronomer and comet hunter Charles Messier who found it in 1764 and included it as no. 27 in his famous list of extended sky objects. The nebula consists of very rarified gas that has been ejected from the hot central star now in one of the last evolutionary stages. The gas atoms in the nebula are excited (heated) by the intense ultraviolet radiation from this star and emit strongly at specific wavelengths.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
SPA-2 Officina Stellare ProRC 700
Camera
QHY 600M
Location
Spain
Date of observation
10 Datasets captured Aug-Sept 2023
Filters
SHO
Processing
Pixinsight, Blue Exterminator, Affinity, Star Exterminator, Topaz De-Noise/Sharpen