M27 "The Dumbbell Nebula" - In Vulpecula



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Imaging Details:
Imaging Date:   July 1-6th, 2002
Imaging Site:   ARGO, Oregon - USA
Seeing Conditions:   Excellent
Telescope:   Celestron 14 @ F11 (3910mm)
Imaging Camera:   ST-10XME w/CFW-8A and FLI DF-2
Exposure:   LRGB - Luminance 95 min (Binned 1x1), RGB = 50x105x80 Minutes (Binned 2x2)
Mount & Guiding:   AP900GTO, Guided with on camera guide chip.
Processing Notes:   MaxIm DL/CCD - Dark subtracted, and LRGB median combined.
Photoshop - Levels, curves, slight color balance, and unsharp mask sharpening.


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