Observation by Adam Rawlinson: M76

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Adam Rawlinson

Observer

Adam Rawlinson

Observed

2023 Dec 29 - 22:36

Uploaded

2024 Jan 04 - 23:27

Objects

The Little Dumbbell Nebula (M76)

Equipment

StellaLyra 200RC OTA
SX Trius 694 Colour
Skywatcher EQ6 - pier mounted
60mm Guide Scope with Orion SSAG
Aquisition, solving and post-processing MSB AstroArt 8

Exposure

2000secs from 8x250subs

Location

Sandhurst Kent UK

Target name

M76 - Planetary Nebular

Title

M76

About this image

One of the first proper images from this nicely performing new scope. Slower than the APO but able to pull out some decent smaller objects.

Imaging rather blighted by faint cloud and moon just past full phase.

This is a bipolar nebular, sometimes called the Little Dumbell as it has a similarity to M27 when visually observed.

By really pulling out the levels I could just make out some futher features past those loops, but it blasted away other parts of the image.

First time I have encounted diffraction spikes from the mirror supports... nice! (used to APOs and SCTs )

It is about 780pc away in the constelation of Perseus.

Files associated with this observation

m76-2000.jpg (761.0 kB)

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