Little Dumbell Nebula M 76

The seeing conditions were excellent here on the 5 January and just recently processed the image. This was the first time imaging this target using this telescope. This planetary nebula target I found quite difficult to image. The target is certainly not conspicuous. However, with multiple exposures to improve the SNR one can see the outer shell boundary.

Clicky linky from webtreatz

Image of the Little Dumbell Nebula on 5 January 2008. .
I used 0.9m Wynne Newt.at f/4+ AP8p CCD
L 10 x 30 secs, RGB 6 x 30 secs each filter.
Processed MIRA PRO 7.5

Hope you like it

Eamonn A
MPC J62
www.kingslandobservatory.com

There's no image when I click the link Eamonn.

Michael.

There is now, I'm always fixing Eamonn's links!

Eamonn,

Thats one incredibly detailed image. Quite stunning actually. I've never seen this kind of detail in the little feller before.

Little!!, there ain't anything little about it. !!
The shape is familiar and is what you see visually, but the colours and detail is off the charts, an excellent image Eamonn, so you're getting more into the imaging side of things these days.

That's a wonderfull image Eamonn.The colour's and thus the forbidden lines (the ionized oxygen )green are unmistakable a great capture.