Messier 27, the Dumbbell Nebula, in Vulpecula, a superb example of a planetary nebula and one of the best known and widely observed objects in its cla

---

Messier 27, the Dumbbell Nebula, in Vulpecula, a superb example of a planetary nebula and one of the best known and widely observed objects in its class. This is a stack of 12 x 6-minute exposures with the Canon R5 in cropped-frame mode and at ISO800, on the Astro-Physics AP130mm apo refractor at f/6 and with the 6x7 field flattener. Auto-guided with the Lacerta MGENIII stand-alone autoguider. No filters employed. Taken from home on a superb night, August 13, 2023. No darks employed; the dithering eliminated all the thermal noise hot pixels, and there were a lot this very warm night.

---

Size: 5110px × 3410px
Photo credit: © Alan Dyer / VWPics / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 130mm, 2023, amazing, ap130, astro, astro-physics, astronomical, astronomy, astrophotography, august, canon, collection, cosmos, demo, detail, dithering, dumbbell, extractor, hot, m27, messier, mgenii, nebula, nik, photokemi, pixels, planetary, r5, science, skies, sky, starshrink, unique, vulpecula