Image of the Dumbell Nebula taken from my Creedmoor sute July 30, 2017. The Dumbbell Nebula (also known as Apple Core Nebula, Messier 27, M 27, or NGC 6853) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Vulpecula, at a distance of about 1,360 light-years.
This object was the first planetary nebula to be discovered; by Charles Messier in 1764. It has a brightness of visual magnitude 7.5 and a diameter of about 8 arcminutes.
Image was taken in HaRGB.