M27 - The Dumbbell Nebula

Telescope: Meade LX-200GPS 10"

Camera: Starlight Express MX-716

Exposure: L: 60min. (6x10min.); RGB 20min. (2x10 min.) each, unbinned,  Star2000 guided

Date: 8/19/03

Reprocessed: 3/31/04

Originally Processed: 8/20/03

Below: M27 is one of the first deep sky images ever taken back on August 28 2002. What a difference a year makes!