M 27 (The Dumbbell Nebula)

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Target:	M 27 (NGC 6853)
Coordinates (Center - J2000):	RA 19h 59m 36s ; Dec +22d 43m 18s
Date:	27 July (Color) & 30 July (Luminance) 2006
Constellation:	Vulpecula
Imaging Location:	Indialantic, Florida
Camera:	SBIG ST-8XME & CFW-10 Color Filter Wheel
Filters:	Astrodon Series E Tru-Balance LRGB
Telescope:	Celestron 8" SCT f/10 (FL = 2100mm) Carbon Fiber Tube
Mount:	Takahashi EM-200 Temma II GEM (12 VDC)
Image Scale:	0.88 arcseconds per pixel
CCD Temperature:	-5 C
Luminance Exposures:	17 @ 300 sec. each (85 minutes total)
Red Exposures:	6 @ 300 sec. each (30 minutes total)
Green Exposures:	6 @ 300 sec. each (30 minutes total)
Blue Exposures:	6 @ 300 sec. each (30 minutes total)
Mount Control Software:	The Sky 6.0.0.51
Camera Control Software:	CCDSoft 5.00.175
Focus Control Software:	FocusMax 3.3.15
Executive Control Software:	CCD Commander 1.3.31
Collimation and Image Evaluation Software:	CCDInspector
Calibration and Stacking Software:	CCDStack
Color Combining and Final Processing Software:	Photoshop CS

Description of M 27 (By Rob Gendler):	http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/M27text.html
CCD Commander Log File (PDF Format):	m27_01_ccdcommander.pdf
CCDSoft Autoguide Report (PDF Format):	m27_01_autoguider.pdf
FocusMax Report (PDF Format):	m27_01_focusmax.pdf