The Little Dumbbell Nebula (M76) in Perseus

Posted by dcrowson
on Thursday, November 17, 2016

M76 (NGC 650/651), also known as the little dumbbell nebula, is a bipolar planetary located approximately 2,500 light-years away in Perseus.

Luminance – 24x600s – 240 minutes – binned 1x1
RGB – 8x300s – 40 minutes each – binned 2x2

360 minutes total exposure – 6 hours

Imaged November 5th and 6th, 2016 from Dark Sky New Mexico at Rancho Hidalgo (Animas, New Mexico) with a SBIG STF-8300M on an Astro-Tech AT12RCT at f/8 2432mm.

LRGB - https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcrowson/31058738385/sizes/l

See my wide field image taken from home here – https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcrowson/30944069231 .

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