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as of 04/23/2024 9:40 p.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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cyc66 (2891)
Celestron Omni XLT 150
20 points
Very visible rectangle shape. Not too much detail.
HamilTiller (5560)
Celestron 127eq
20 points
Decided to try for this nebula and found it after a few minutes of searching. Smallish and not really faint, and could definitely make out the dumbbell shape.
Codey737 (2960)
Celestron AstroMaster 114EQ
20 points
My first telescope was great at showing my first views of the night sky. My first DSO target was the Dumbbell nebula. It looked quite round compared to what I thought it would be. Colorless, almost featureless.
TractionMan (1725)
Skywatcher Skyliner 300P Flextube
20 points
Part (2) of my firt light report with the 12" dob: So next up was M27. To find it I usually find Sagitta and go from there and that's what I did this time as well. But while I was there (Sagitta) I thought I'd have a quick look at M71 as well. It's an object that's been nothing but a very faint smudge through the 6" so it could be interesting to see the difference through the 12". Another wow moment. It just jumped out. No longer a faint smudge, it resolved into stars quite nicely. More so when I increased the magnification slightly. I'm so impressed with this dob. Ok back on course and to the target I was set on, M27. The shape was very obvious. So beautiful! Even better with the UHC. Yet another wow moment. Is there no end? Not that that I want it to end of course.
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