[back] M76 (Little Dumbbell Nebula) in Perseus [NED]

Higher resolved image / Höher aufgelöstes Bild  (3724 x 2548)

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180"

 

 

 

About this Image / Über dieses Bild

 

CCD: SBIG STL-11000M
Image Type, Orientation: LRGB Composite, North is at 16:00h
Exposure time: L: 7x900 sec. + 12x600 sec., R,G,B 4x600 sec., all 1x1 bin
Exposure date: November 1st..6th, 2008
Location: Skinakas Observatory at Crete, Greece, remote-controlled from Velbert and Much/Germany
Filter: SBIG 2" LRGB filter set for STL and  Astronomik 2" 6nm Ha
Instrument: Ganymed 60cm-Hypergraph in secondary focus (f=4938.3 mm)
Seeing (FWHM): ~1.4"
Photographer: Stefan Heutz, Stefan Binnewies, Josef Pöpsel
   

Remarks:

The heigh resolved version shows the central star of the PN as a double star. The two components have a seperation of 1.4".

Image editing was done by Stefan Heutz.

   

Bemerkungen:

In der hoch aufgelösten Version erscheint der Zentralstern des PNs doppelt. Die beiden Komponenten haben einen scheinbaren Abstand von 1.4".

Die Bildbearbeitung übernahm Stefan Heutz..

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