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November 22, 2011

M76 Little Dumbell

Backyard - Plano, TX

This is the first image with my new Starlight Xpress M25 C

The Little Dumbbell Nebula, also known as Messier 76, NGC 650/651, the Barbell Nebula, or the Cork Nebula is a planetary nebula in the constellation Perseus. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1780 and included in Charles Messier's catalog of comet-like objects as number 76. The structure is classed as a bipolar planetary nebula. Distance to M76 is currently estimated as 780 parsecs or 2,500 light years. The Little Dumbbell Nebula derives its common name from its resemblance to the Dumbbell Nebula (M27) in Vulpecula. It was originally thought to consist of two separate emission nebulae and was thus given two catalog numbers in the NGC 650 and 651. Some consider this object the faintest and hardest to see objects in Messier's list. (Wikipedia)

AstroTech AT6RC
No flattener
IDAS Light Pollution Reduction Filter
Starlight Xpress M25C CCD camera
University Optics 11x80 guidescope
DMK 21AF04 guide camera
iOptron iEQ45 mount
27 exposures at 5 minutes each

Guided with PHD
Captured and Stacked in Nebulosity
Processed in Photoshop full exif


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