M 76 (Little dumbbell) in Perseus

Updated : 26 December 2005.

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m76-60-sgclpflatC_DDP_SZ_IP_PS.jpg (300 kB)

  • CCD : STL11000 ABG
  • Exposure time : 60 min (10 min individual images)
  • Date and Time : 25. December 2005
  • Instrument : 40cm @ f/8
  • Focal length : 3260 mm
  • FWHM : about 3 arcsec
  • Filters : Astronomik luminance filter
  • Image processing : Imageplus (DDP) and Photoshop (Levels, Curves, Noise reduction)
  • Problems/comments : Imaged at my backyard, Mol, Belgium.
The following image is a near full scale crop of the nebula alone.

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