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NGC 7027  - image up-sampled 1.5x
Cygnus
Penryn, California
June 2006
M 250 @ f9.3 (ag, ST-4)
ST-10SME  LRGB 60 seconds each

A 15 arc-second  magnitude 11 planetary nebula.  NGC 7027 is an early stage planetary still enshrouded in a cocoon of dust.  The parent star is a very hot star with a possible companion (binary system).