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moonshinegnomie

(4,147 posts) Mon Jun 22, 2026, 12:53 PM Monday

M27 the dumbbell nebula [View all]

this is the future of our sun in a few billion years. about 10000 years ago a sun type star at the end of its life shed its outer layers and became a white dwarf. the nebula is expanding at about 31 Km/s and is 1360 light years away

This is a total of 20 hours of exposure time thru my telescope over several nights in my backyard just outside of austin texas

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M27 the dumbbell nebula [View all] moonshinegnomie Monday OP

Beautiful! SheltieLover Monday #1

Amazing! 2naSalit Monday #2

What an astonishing exposure! So beautiful. ...n/t CaliforniaPeggy Monday #3

Whoa, moonshinegnomie! Incredible image! Thanks for this unique perspective. George McGovern Monday #4

another way at looking at just how far away a light year is moonshinegnomie Monday #5

Thanks for the frame of reference. It all boggles my mind. George McGovern Monday #6

a lot os space boggles my mind moonshinegnomie Monday #7