M27 - 20.8.2020 at 00.01 - 20.8.2020 at 03.00 Järvenpää Observation number 93012

Visibility III / V

Ari Jokinen, Etelä-Suomen kosmol. seura

LRGB image depicted in dumbbel fog.

Later in the fall when it gets really dark you could still try to take this narrow-fry more spice. Then weaker areas of fog could be seen.

There was an exposure for three hours.

The first picture croppi from the second.

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Additional information

Observation target
- Deep space object
Designation
- M27
- Keskitaso

Constellation
- Vulpecula
Nebulae
- Planetary nebula
  
  Planetary nebula is the remnant of a death star. It could be ring-shaped, disc-like or spread out rather irregularly.
  
  With the exception of some nearest objects planetary nebulae have a small apparent diameter and they need a rather big instrument to be visible.
  
  Planetary nebula M27 aka The Dumbbell Nebula in Vulpecula. Image Juha Parvio.
  
  M76 aka The Little Dumbbell Nebula in Perseus. Image Rauno Päivinen.

Technical information

Atik460Ex, Sky-Watcher Esprit 120ED

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M27 - 20.8.2020 at 00.01 - 20.8.2020 at 03.00 Järvenpää Observation number 93012