| IMAGE INFORMATION |
OBJECT INFORMATION |
| Telescope |
C9.25 on AP1200GTO |
Designation |
M76 |
| Focal Length |
F/5.8 1365mm |
Position |
RA 1h 43m DEC 51* 37' |
| Guiding |
eFinder & Sbig Guide Head |
Type |
Planetary Nebula |
| Control |
MaximDL |
Magnitude |
12 |
| CCD Camera |
SBIG ST2000XM |
Size |
3.2 arcminutes |
| Image Scale |
1.12 arcsec |
Distance |
3400 Light years |
| Filters |
AstroDon LRGB |
Constellation |
Perseus/TD>
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| Exposures |
13 x 3 min Lum 1x1, 12 x 1 min ea RGB 2x2 |
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| Calibration |
Flats, Bias only |
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| Software |
MaximDL, Photoshop CS2 |
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| Date |
Peach State Star Gaze Sept 2008 |
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Imaged at the Deerlick Astronomy Village. M76 is among the fainter Messier objects. It is known under the names Little Dumbbell Nebula
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