Messier 76

    Little DumbBell Nebula, NGC 650

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Object

Type

Planetary nebula
Constellation Perseus
Coordinates RA:01h 42m 18s  D:+51° 37' 17"
Magnitude 10,1
Size 3,1x3,1 arc min

Image

Optics Starworks Ritchey-Chrétien 12" f/8 and Meade 12" SC at f/10
Mount Losmandy G11 with Gemini goto and Gemini G40 with Pulsar goto
Camera Sbig ST10XME and ST2000XM both with CFW10 filters wheel and AO-7 adaptive optics unit
Exposure Luminance-Halpha-OIII-RGB 250-1080-770-210-275-300 minutes (~48 hour cumulative exposure)
Notes

This image is the result of several integration frames taken with a Ritchey-Chrétien 12" f/8 and a Schmidt-Cassegrain 12" f/10 in collaboration with Alessio Pisani, image processing made with him. Frames acquired on October and November 2006.

 

Where is this object in the night sky? Below a sky chart of the location (from Stellarium 8.0 planetarium).

 

 

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