Object:	M27: Dumbbell Nebula in Vulpecula RA = 19h 59 min; Dec = +22 deg 43 min
Date & Site:	Imaged on 5/03/11; Joshua Tree National Park
Equipment:	Telescope:Vixen R200SS 8" Newtonian (800 mm F 4) Baader MPCC Coma Corrector Mount: Losmandy G-11 with Gemini Camera: ST-10XME; CFW10 with Astrodon filters
Notes:	Conditions: 50 degrees; calm, excellent seeing Exposures: 90 min Lum (9 x 10 min subs); 25 min each RGB (5 x 5 min subs binned) FOV = 37.8 x 26.6 arc minutes M27 is only 1,250 light years away. The gaseous material you see was blown away from a blue dwarf star nearly 48,000 years ago. UV radiation from the central star continues to excite the surrounding ionized oxygen (teal color) and hydrogen (red color).