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as of 04/18/2024 9:34 a.m.
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General Info
| Type | Planetary Nebula |
| Constellation | Vulpecula |
| Right ascension | 19h59'36.300'' |
| Declination | +22°43'17'' |
| Magnitude | 7.400 |
| Distance | 1,250ly |
| Size | 8 arc min |
| Catalog Designations | NGC6853, M27 |
| Discovered | 1764 Charles Messier |
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Austin (5562)
LCOGT 1Meter Scope - Sinistro
20 points
We went on a mission up to Sedgwick with a group of friends and coworkers. OK conditions but the .8 meter provided good views as usual.
This was the first time I got a good look at the dumbbell Nebula. Larger than I expected, has a peculiar bow-tie shape to it. Near Zenith this time of year so the bad seeing near the horizon was lessened here. Very cool object.
Tyler (4830)
10" Dobsonian
20 points
mnastro (4583)
XX12i
0 points
Revisited to check the OIII filter on M27. It works wonderfully well on this object! The football shape elongated nebula surrounding the central 'apple core' is very visible with the OIII and the central apple core shows more detail with the OIII. Overall this object looks better with the OIII over the Ultrablock. M27 is another good outreach object, and with the OIII it is a great view even for first-timer observers.
Exoplanet1 (1645)
4.5in starblast
20 points
Faint but visible with averted vision. Slight triangular shape visible.
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