NGC 6853

NGC 6853, M27, or the Dumbbell Nebula and is located about 1360 light years from Willingboro. It has a radius of about 1.4 light years.

It is a planetary nebula which is basically formed by a dying star shedding its outer layers (peacefully, I guess). The dying star then becomes a white dwarf. This is what undoubtedly will happen to us, eventually.

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The Dumbbell Nebula (NGC 6853) as seen from Willingboro, NJ on September 3, 2023, beginning at 10:24 pm EDT.
Celestron Edge 9.25 on a CGX Mount
ASi294MC Pro Camera
PHD2 Guiding with ASI174MM Camera, Off-Axis
60, 2 minute exposures
Stacked and Processed using Pixinsight (and slightly edited in Photoshop)