This huge spherical planetary nebula rides high in the evening skies during late summer evenings, and presents a perfectly sized CCD target. OIII and Ha nebulosities combine to form a sharp edged spherical shell, surrounding the blue central star. Also known as NGC6853, this 7.6 magnitude object is one of the brightest of its class in the sky, only outdone by a small handful of smaller objects. M27 is 6.7 minutes in size officially, however it is much larger if you count the outer ears seen here.

Instrument:  12.5" f/5 Home made Newtonian
CCD Camera:  SBIG ST7E w/Enhanced Cooling
Exposure:  LRGB = 60:20:20:20 (RGB Binned 2x2)
Filters:  RGB Tricolor
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing 7/10, Transparency 8/10
Outside Temperature:  60F
CCD Temperature:  -20 C
Processing:  Maxim DL, Photoshop, PW Pro, AIP