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OBJECT M27 - NGC 6863 (Dumbbell Nebula)                                 (click image for full-scale)

Distance:  1,360 light years

Telescope Takahashi TOA-130F @ f/7.7
Mount Takahashi EM200 Temma II
Camera QSI 540wsg @ 0C  --- almost 90F ambient! :(
Filters Astrodon Ha 3nm, Astrodon Tru-Balance I-Series LRGB Gen 2
Guider SX Lodestar
Settings 3x5m Ha (bin1x1); 5x5m L (bin1x1); 2x2.5m ea RGB (bin2x2); AstroArt5, PS7 (slightly cropped, 10 darks, no flats)
Date/Location 26 June 2012 - Las Cruces, NM

Copyright  Jeffrey O. Johnson