M27, "The Dumbbell Nebula", a planetary nebula located in the constellation Vulpecula

M27 – The Dumbbell Nebula

M27, "The Dumbbell Nebula", a planetary nebula located in the constellation Vulpecula
M27, “The Dumbbell Nebula”, a planetary nebula located in the constellation Vulpecula

Object name: M27, The Dumbbell Nebula
Object type: Planetary Nebula
Instrument: 6″ Newtonian reflector, 6 mm eyepiece, UHC filter
Location: Gladbeck, Ruhr area, Germany
Date: July 19, 2014
conditions: 23 °C / 73 °F, clear and calm, fst = 5,2 mag
Media: graphite pencil (4B) on white paper, graphite powder and cotton swab, inverted and edited with GIMP 2.8
Clear skies,
Michael
www.sternsucher.com

5 thoughts on “M27 – The Dumbbell Nebula”

  1. Nice capture Michael. It is always great to see this fine planetary nebula in a sketch.

    Frank 🙂

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