M27 (Apple Core Nebula, Diabolo Nebula, NGC 6853) in the constellation Vulpecula is about 1350 light years (ly) from Earth. It was the first planetary nebula discovered (by Charles Messier in 1764).
M27 is a slightly oblong (prolate) spheroid (dumbbell-shaped) and is known for its bright and dark knots with dark tails, which are also common to many other planetary nebulae. Some of these knots resemble fingers pointing toward its very hot, white dwarf star seen at the center of the nebula.
I would have loved to get some more time on this, but clouds arrived (unforecast, of course) three hours early. 🤬
Capture Date: 8/13/24
Askar 107PHQ at native fL = 749mm, f/7.0 with ASI585MC Pro (OSC camera) [0.81”/px]
ZWO 5-position 2" Electronic Filter Wheel (EFW)
ZWO ASIAir with ZWO AM5 mount -- guiding via SV106 and ASI178MM
Filters: Antlia Dual Narrowband 5nm Ha/OIII [47 x 180s] – 2:21 Total Integration
Processed in PixInsight and Adobe Photoshop
Fabulous image Greg, with tons of details. Love it. Great color palette as well. The difference between OSC and mono cameras is getting small, very small. At least at the scales most of us look at these images.
Terri
@terri Thanks, Terri! Yes, I agree. I think if I had a decent amount of time on this target, it would have even been harder! I'll probably try to get a little more time on this using the same setup.
Greg
