Second Brightest Nebula in the Sky - Dumbbell Nebula

This is a photo of Messier object 27, also called Dumbbell Nebula or Apple Core Nebula is a planetary nebula in constellation Vulpecula(fox), I took this photo on Astronomical Station Vidojevica in Serbia with 60cm Cassegrain telescope and 10 minutes long exposure time. It was filtered, colored and smoothed with imaging program MaximDL. Distance to this object is 1360 light-years away or converted to more familiar units, 12866593442709888 kilometers!

Dumbbell nebula is the second brightest planetary nebula in the sky, second only to the Helix Nebula in Aquarius. It can be seen using large binoculars, and some of its details are visible even in smaller telescopes. The best time of year to observe M27 is summer as it lies within the Summer Triangle (northern sky).

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