M27
Planetary Nebula in Vulpecula
NGC 6853
Mag 7.5
The
Dumbbell Nebula
05/06/13
Wow!
Easy to
find, big, real feel of dumbbell shape, especially in 18mm
where it seems to float in front of the surrounding starfield,
a real gem!
03/07/13
Took
some finding tonight but worth it!
Star dusted FOV in 12mm which seems to be blacker around The
Dumbbell
07/07/13
Surrounding starfield dark and bright tonight, especially in
18mm
Dumbbell
shape really clear and obvious
04/08/13
Surprising how the dumbbell shape is still obvious considering
the hazy conditions, with cloud drifting in
31/08/13
Floating
in the starfield, a blob of cloud with a pinched waist!
04/09/13
Really
bright and 'hanging' in a dark starfield, fantastic in 12mm
17/06/14
Not so much a feel of the dumbbell shape as sometimes but the
moon is rising so the sky is washed out
Even so , The Dumbbell feels like it is hanging in front of
the stars in it's FOV rather like a little cloud crossing the
eyepiece
25/06/14
Enormous and brighter than I've ever seen The Dumbbell, and
with that 3D 'floating in front of the starfield' effect in
12mm
09/07/15
Viewed in all eyepieces from 7mm to 25mm
In 25mm surprisingly large and floating above a lovely rich
starfield
In same FOV as the yellow white 14 Vul, HIP 98375 at Mag 5.65
Sharp in 18mm with UHC filter, as with 12mm with UHC filter
where the dumbbell shape is readily apparent and much more of
a contrast to the background than without the filter
In 7mm fills the whole FOV but not easy to focus, better set
against a rich starfield
09/09/15
Rather hazy and indistinct due to a rather hazy sky awash with
skyglow even though there is no Moon, however the dumbbell
shape is still very distinct
10/09/15
Used the UHC filter on 12mm to give a really dark contrast
Hard to focus but M27 really seems to float in front of it's
starfield
31/08/16
Very bright and large in both 25mm and 12mm
A really rich starfield in front of which M27 seems to float,
almost like a smudge within the eyepiece!
A real feel of the 'pinched' oval shape in both eyepieces
In 25mm the bright 14 Vul, HIP 98375 sits at the edge of the
FOV glowing a dull yellow