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This image was created by median combining 7 x 90 second unfiltered images taken with a Takahashi Epsilon 250 with SBIG ST-8XE CCD. The image has been cut down to be 20 x 20 arc minutes in size.
The Dumbell Nebula or M27 (NGC 6853) is a superb example of a planetary nebula. The central star in M27 is an extremely hot blue subdwarf dwarf at a temperature of about 85000 K.
In collaboration with the Remote Astronomical Society Observatory
Martin Nicholson - Daventry, United Kingdom.
This page was last updated on April 15th 2009.