M27 · DUMBBELL NEBULA AUG 2025
§ DEEP-SKY · TARGET
M27
Dumbbell Nebula
- TYPE
- Planetary nebula
- CONSTELLATION
- Vulpecula
- DISTANCE
- 1,360 ly
- MAGNITUDE
- +7.5
- APPARENT SIZE
- 8' × 6'
ACQUISITION
DATE
Aug 2025
LOCATION
Columbus, OH · Bortle 5
INTEGRATION
~5h
PALETTE
HOO
FILTERS
Antlia ALP-T
A dying star's expelled envelope, lit from within by a white dwarf. The OIII shell extends well beyond the bright dumbbell shape in deep exposures.
§ 01 · PROCESSING
Workflow
- Stacked in PixInsight (WBPP) with calibration frames
- StarXTerminator star removal
- BlurXTerminator deconvolution
- NoiseXTerminator noise reduction
§ 02 · GEAR
Equipment
- SCOPE
- 3D-printed 114mm f/4 Newtonian astrograph
- CAMERA
- ASI533MC Pro
- MOUNT
- Proxisky Umis20s
- FILTERS
- Antlia ALP-T
- GUIDING
- SVBony 60mm guide scope · 22mm mini guide cam · PHD2