Meade LX200GPS
 
M27
Object: M27 Common name: Dumbbell Nebula Other names: NGC6853
Optics: Megrez 80mm f/6 APO Mount: LX200GPS on Standard Field Tripod
Camera: SBIG ST-2000XM Exposure: 40 minutes Sub-exposures: L:25min / R:5min / G:5min / B:5min
Temp: -20° C Other Accessories: CFW-8A/AO-7 (7Hz)
Location: Big Bear, CA (RTMC) Date: May 30, 2004
Processing: Image acquisition, DFR, and color combine in CCDSoft. Levels, curves, unsharp mask in Photoshop. Other Notes: The Dumbbell Nebula is 8.10 magnitude planetary nebula in the constellation Vulpecula.

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