M 76 | ||
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| Description: | This nebula is nicknamed the "Little Dumbbell Nebula" because of its resemblence to M 27. We are witnessing the death of an average size star as it sheds its outer layers forming the two lobes that we see here. Each lobe is about a light year across. | |
| Constellation: | Perseus | |
| Distance: | About 4000 light years | |
| Apparent Size: | 2' | |
| Date: | 24 & 27 august, 2 september 2005 | |
| Equipment: | 12"RC @ f/9, ST10XME, AP1200 | |
| Exposure: | Ha(HaR)GB
7.75 hours 6nm Ha RGB: 30 minutes each, binned 2x2 |
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