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The Little Dumbbell Nebula

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Object Planetary Nebula (M76), "The Little Dumbbell Nebula), in Perseus      
  Telescope (Photo) Celestron 8" SCT OTA  @  f/6.3 on Celestron CGEM Mount
  Telescope (Guiding) Celestron 8" SCT OTA  @  f/6.3 on Celestron CGEM Mount (off-axis)
  Camera (Photo) Canon 20Da DSLR using ImagesPlus 4.0 Camera Control  
  Camera (Guiding) Starlight Express Lodestar w/PHD Guiding
  Exposure Detail Excluded-average combination of 5 images at 300 seconds each; ISO3200; RAW file conversion, full calibration (flat, dark, bias, flat-dark), and initial image processing using ImagesPlus 4.50A; final image processing using Photoshop CS5 
  Location Private Property at Chiefland Astronomy Village, Florida (N29.406, W82.860)
  Date 03/19/2012