The image above is a 2023 reprocessing of the 2018 data. The original data was not kind to the stars and it showed in the original image. I wanted to see if I had learned enough to do a better job with the data even with those problems. I think the answer is yes!

The original 2018 image and text are below.

Messier 27, also known as the dumbbell nebula is one of the brightest planetary nebulae in the sky. It is a favorite among amateur astronomers.

This image is, unfortunately, grossly overexposed, at least with respect to the stars. I blew out almost all the star color though it did bring out lots of nice detail in the nebula itself.

Here is the astrobin link to m27