M27 - The Dumbell Nebula

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.

M27 - The Dumbell Nebula, 1-Jun-2014 Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4 Mount: HEQ5 Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD Imaging Camera: Atik 383L+ Frames: 4x 10m Ha; 4x5m L,R,G,B Total Exposure: 2h Processing: PixInsight Distance: 1360 ly Astrobin link   This image won second place in the 2014 Nova East astrophotography contest, and first place in the quarterly astrophotography contest (2014Q2, DSO category) at astronomyforums.net.