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Dumbbell Nebula
M27 | Messier 27 | NGC 6853
This planetary nebula is the remains of the outer shell of the white dwarf at its center. The explosion was about 10,000 years ago.


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Details:
Night of:Saturday September 11, 2010
Site:Palomar Mountain
Local Time:10:30 PM | Sep 11, 2010
Altitude:70°
RA:19h 59m 36s
Declination:+22d 43'
Distance:1,360 light years
Magnitude:+7.5 mV
Size:8.0' x 5.6'
Camera Settings:
Telescope:9.25-SCT
Camera:Orion Starshoot DSI2 + 0.5x Reducer
f/ratio:f/5
Pixel Scale:1.49 arcsec
Image Size:727 x 553 pixels (0.4 MP)
18.1' x 13.7'
Exposure:30 sec
Stacked Frames:8
Total Integration:4 minutes
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