https://hgastro.github.io/tags/m27/Recent content in M27 on Suburban Backyard Astro SightsHugo -- gohugo.ioenhgastroblog@gmail.comhgastroblog@gmail.comAll images and content on this website © 2025 Howard GramsFri, 01 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://hgastro.github.io/posts/2024-11-01-dumbbell-nebula-revisited/Fri, 01 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000hgastroblog@gmail.comhttps://hgastro.github.io/posts/2024-11-01-dumbbell-nebula-revisited/<p>The Dumbbell Nebula, also known as M27, is a stunning cloud of gas and dust, located about 1,360 light-years away from Earth. One of the brightest and most beautiful nebulae in the night sky, it is especially known for its vibrant colors and distinctive shape, which resembles a dumbbell or an hourglass.</p>https://hgastro.github.io/posts/2020-09-01-dumbbell-nebula/Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000hgastroblog@gmail.comhttps://hgastro.github.io/posts/2020-09-01-dumbbell-nebula/<p>The Dumbbell Nebula M27 (also known as Apple Core Nebula) is a typical planetary nebula about 1300 light-years from us. It was the first such object to be discovered &ndash; by Charles Messier in 1764.</p>