Nights at Melinda Heights

Name: M27
Alternate Names: NGC 6853, Dumbbell Nebula
Constellation: Vulpecula
Distance: 1,360 Light Years
Magnitude: 7.5
Size: 8 x 5.6 Arc Minutes
Type: Planetary Nebula
Discovered: Charles Messier July 12, 1764

Telescope: Takahashi TOA-130
Camera: QSI 683
Mount: Losmandy G11
Exposure: L= 6×600 Seconds R= 6×600 Seconds G= 6×600 Seconds B=8×600 Seconds