The Dumbbell Nebula, also known as the Apple Core Nebula, M27 or NGC6853, is a planetary nebula in the constellation Vulpecula.

More information about this object can be found on its Wikipedia page.

This is my second image captured using my new (at the time) small pixel camera. As with the previous attempt with this combination of equipment, you can easily see that the stars are not circular, but I think I managed to improve a little on the previous attempt on the Ring Nebula. It is nice to be able to capture objects that have such small apparent sizes in the sky, but in order to achieve results of comparable quality to images of much larger apparent size it is necessary to have a mount with far superior tracking accuracy than I am ever likely to possess.

You can view this image in the WorldWideTelescope by clicking here.