Scott J. Wolk and Nancy R. Adams.
The data were taken at the 48″ at the Fred Lawerence Whipple Observatory
in Mt. Hopkins, Arizona, on 12/30/96.
This CCD image is a composite of two images in narrow band filters;
a Hydrogen alpha filter and a Sulphur II [SII] filter.
The integration times were 450 seconds each. For the tricoloring proceedure,
the [SII] filter was used for both the green and blue images.
- More images by Scott Wolk and Nancy Adams
KPNO image of M76, taken by George Jacoby.
This is a very typical sort of planetary nebula
of the “Butterfly” shape variety. Many nebulae are thought to look
like this, having 2 lobes (the wings) and a central dense disk.
- More images from George Jacoby
Messier 76 (NGC 650), the “Little Dumbbell” planetary nebula in Perseus, shown
in an R-band CCD image taken with the 1.1-meter Hall telescope at
Lowell Observatory. This image emphasizes H-alpha emission; note both the
bipolar inner structure and the faint outer loops of ionized gas.
Credit: Bill Keel, University of Alabama.
- More images from Bill Keel’s collection
- More images of M76
- Amateur images of M76
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