The planetary nebula NGC 6853 (also known as the Dumbbell Nebula or Messier 27) situates in the constellation Vulpecula. Spotted by Charles Messier in 1764, this was the first planetary nebula ever discovered. With an apparent magnitude of 7.4 and a diameter of 8 arc minutes, it is easy to spot with binoculars.

The latest scientific investigations (González-Santamaría, I. et al., 2019) revealed that the distance to the progenitor central star (white dwarf) of the planetary nebula NGC 6853 is 372.4 parsecs (1214.6 ly). The planetary nebula belongs to sо-called Thin-disk of our galaxy which occupies an absolute height above the galactic plane of 175.0 ± 29.2 pc (Ali et al. 2013).

This image combines a narrowband data (220 min Ha and 200 min OIII), obtained with the 12" RC astrograph with Astro-Physics corrector @ f/5 (IRIDA – South dome), as well as one hour RGB data from ASA 12" Astrograph @ f/6.3 (IRIDA – North dome) covering total exposure time of 8 hours.