M27 Dumbbell HOO

[Rob63]

M27 The Dumbbell nebula in Ha & OIII (HOO).

I gathered around 4 hours of data gathered while getting the scope ready for the new season and testing everything still works (one dodgy usb cable needed replaced).

R (Ha 100%) G (Ha 35% + OIII 65%) B (OIII 100%)

Really happy with it for such a limited amount of data

M27 is one of the first things I ever took a photo of in the 1980's (on Film !). I will be returning to it for more data and some RGB for the stars.

Sky-watcher ED120 DS pro + 0.85x flattener on an EQ6-R
ASI1600MM
Astronomik 6nm Ha & OII filters
Processed in Pixinsight, tweaked in Photoshop

[Rob63]

And just for interest, a starless version (via starnet++)

 

[Mick J]

Great result from 4hrs and the starless image is a nice addition, thanks.

[MarkAR]

Shows the outer wings well in the starless.