The Dumbbell Nebula

Messier 27, The Dumbbell Nebula
Messier 27, The Dumbbell Nebula

Hello ASOD! I sketched this planetary nebula (also known as M27) on 11 August 2013 with my dobsonian telescope. I used also as eyepiece WA 12mm that gave me a magnification of 104x. It’ s a very big nebula; thanks to my UHC filter, I was able to observe its structure: fantastic!

Object name: M27- Dumbbell Nebula
Object type: Planetary Nebula
Location: Copertino (LE), ITALY
Date: 11-08-2013
Media: Pencil on White paper; inverted with software

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