M 27 Dumbbell Nebula in Vulpecula
Description:

The Dumbbell Nebula M27 was the first planetary nebula discovered. It is quite a bright object with a apparent visual magnitude of 7.5, so it can be seen with 10*50 binoculars under a dark sky

200mm F5 Newtonian telescope on a EQ 5 mount. Starlight Xpress MX716 CCD camera

18x30 seconds exposures. Processed with Starlight Xpress software and Astromix

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