- Exposure: 30m + 30m
- Telescope: Meade 10" LX200 @ f/10
- Mount: Meade field tripod w/ super wedge
- Guiding: ST-4 with Celestron OAG
- Camera: Nikon FM2
- Film: Kodak Elite Chrome 200
- Location: My backyard in Goleta, CA
- Date/Time: October 6, 2001, 20:21-21:23 PDT
- Processing: Scanned with Polaroid SS 4000 via VueScan, registered in RegiStar 1.0, stacked and adjusted levels in Adobe Photoshop 5.0.
- Notes: One of the images didn't track to well and a small line can be seen coming out of some of the brighter stars.
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Name: The Dumbbell Nebula, M27, NGC6853
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Type: Planetary Nebula
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Constellation: Vulpecula
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Distance: 815 light years
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Physical Diameter: 1.2 light years
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Angular Diameter: 8.0' x 5.7'
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First Discovered By: Charles Messier, July 12, 1764
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