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Dumbbell Nebula Wide Field

Dumbbell Nebula Wide Field: One of the most pretty examples of a so-called Planetary Nebula. The old astronomers called this type of objects planetary because in their low-resolution telescopes they looked like planets. Today we know that these are dramatic events of dying stars, which expell  radiation and matter when they start to expand. When these hit interstellar gas it is excited to glow in different colors.
The image shows Dumbell Nebula  in a wider field of view glowing like a beacon within a rich field of differently colored stars.

For a crop of this image see here.

Object
Dumbbell Nebula Wide Field
Catagory
Planetary Nebulae
Designation
M 027
Constellation
Vulpecula
Optics
Vixen R200SS 8 inch, f/4.6 with Televue Paracorr
Camera
QHY8/ALccd 6c
Exposure
11 x 5min IDAS LPS filter, 9 x 10min Astronomik H-alpha filter, Maxim DL for Capturing
Calibration
Flat frame
Guiding
Meade DSI Pro II and TMB 80 as Guide Scope. Maxim DL as Guiding Software
Mount
Takahashi EM-11
Processing
ImagesPlus, Photoshop
Location, Date
Eningen, Germany - 30+31 Aug 2008
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