Thursday, April 12, 2012

M76



The Little Dumbbell Nebula, also known as Messier 76, is a planetary nebula located 2,500 light years away in the constellation Perseus.

Optics:  Deep Sky Instruments RC10C
Mount:  Astro-Physics AP900GTO
Camera:   SBIG ST2K XM
Guiding Camera:  SBIG ST-i
Filters Astrodon  Ha, O3, Red, Green and Blue
Location:  Roswell, Georgia

Exposure Details
Ha = 510 Minutes (mapped to green)
O3 = 360 Minutes (mapped to blue)
RGB = 30 Minutes for Star Color

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