Dumbbell Nebula. Credit: Andrei Juravle
Andrei Juravle captured this photo of Dumbbell Nebula on August 2, 2011.
Dumbbell Nebula, also known as Messier 27 (M27) is a planetary nebula located 1,360 light years in the constellation Vulpecula.
Andrei took this photo using a Canon 550D camera with 200/1200mm SkyWatcher Newton attached on a NEQ6Pro mount. The following are the camera specs he used: exp. 2m 11s (2 frames), ISO 1600
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