I found the Dumbbell Nebula to provide a great introduction to photographing planetary nebulae. It is bright, reasonably large, and colourful. Much to my delight, it even shows up in short exposures, making it relatively easy to frame the image. After months of frustration trying to teach myself the basics of photographing deep sky objects, it gave me a much-needed boost.

Telescope: Celestron 8” Edge HD (without focal reducer), f/10, focal length 2000mm
Mount: ZWO AM5
Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI294MC Pro
Guide Scope: None
Guide Camera: None
Filter: None
Controller: ZWO ASIAIR Plus
Software: PixInsight, PhotoShop
Imaging: 600 x 10 s (gain = 120)
Integration: 1h 40m
Date: October 24, 2022