There’s a short dark window of about an hour after the Moon sets and before twilight begins to brighten the sky this morning. Use it to track down one of the most famous planetary nebulae in the sky: ...
Stargazers have plenty of reasons to look up throughout August – a month marked by meteor showers, planetary conjunctions and even a visible nebula. Yes, a formation known as the "dumbbell nebula" – ...
The Dumbbell Nebula or Messier 27 was catalogued by Charles Messier on July 12, 1764. In a telescope, its two lobes make it look like a dumbbell, which explains the nickname.
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