Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Vulpecula (Vul)  ·  Contains:  Dumbbell Nebula  ·  M 27  ·  NGC 6853
M27 the Dumbbell Nebula- a Cosmos Mothra, Xinran Li
M27 the Dumbbell Nebula- a Cosmos Mothra
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M27 the Dumbbell Nebula- a Cosmos Mothra

M27 the Dumbbell Nebula- a Cosmos Mothra, Xinran Li
M27 the Dumbbell Nebula- a Cosmos Mothra
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M27 the Dumbbell Nebula- a Cosmos Mothra

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M27 is a planetary nebula located in the constellation of Vulpecula. With an apparent magnitude of 7.4, it is readily visible with a small binocular, and the oval central body can be clearly distinguished with a small size (5-6") telescope. Under long exposures, M27 with its two wings looks like a big moth, thus I gave it the name Mothra, a moth-llike monster in the Godzilla movie series. M27 is also called by many as apple core or candy. Data acquired by @blackrig , with the well tuned Moana 10"-reflectory. SHO data were used for the nebula while stars were replaced with RGB channels.

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M27 the Dumbbell Nebula- a Cosmos Mothra, Xinran Li