M27 Dumbbell Nebula
Another clear night has allowed me to photograph my first ‘Planetary Nebula’. M27 is a stunning example of such objects.
 
As normal, click on the image above for details & close-ups.
Formed when a star reaches the end of its main sequence life cycle & blows off much of its mass; I think the colours displayed by this expanding matter are stunningly beautiful. What do you think?
Managed to image a few other Messier objects the other night but seeing wasn’t particularly great. Maybe I’ll post some images but I would like to revisit the targets anyway.
[...] shown are several notable objects like the Dumbbell Nebula & Ring Nebula which you can read about elsewhere in this blog. Also shown (in red) is [...]
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