IMAGE OF THE MONTH

FIRST LIGHT FROM NEW LOCATION: This is an image of M-27 (NGC-6853) taken on June 22, 2025. Commonly known as "The Dumbbell Nebula". A large, bright planetary nebula located in the constellation of Vulpecula. It lies 1360 light years from Earth and is the first planetary nebula that was discovered, in 1764. This image was taken through the Astro-Tech AT-92 92mm aperture APO triplet refractor. The imaging camera was a ZWO 2600MC Pro one-shot color camera, cooled to -0 degrees. Acquired in NINA, guided by PHD2, this is a 90 minute integration of 90 second exposures. Processed in PixInsight and PhotoShop.