Nebulas, M27 nebulas index
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19.9.2004 - created this page

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8.9.2004

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Target: M27, planetary nebula.
Also known as the Dumbbell nebula.
Date: 8.9.2004
Time: -
Location: Vantaa, Finland
Conditions: Naked eye limit magnitude ~4.
Telescope: N150 f5 (GSO) Mount: GEM w RA stepper motor (Sky-View)
Camera: SC2 webcam (PCVC840K).
Raw color mode
Filters: Baader #2459207 UV/IR-cut
Exposure: 112 x 18s (out of 220), dark frame and synthetic flat field. Unguided.
Processing: Stacked in K3CCDTools. Adjusted in Photoshop.
Images:
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Notes: The unprocessed image stack had significant glow on the right side. I managed to attenuate this glow by a synthetic flat frame. The blue channel still has some room for improvement, I might have clipped it a bit during processing.
email: tomi.virtanen@yahoo.de Copyright © 2004 Tomi Virtanen