After a summer of smoke and then travel for my day job, I finally got the chance to put a new-to-me telescope through its paces. It didn’t disappoint.
Sometimes I Feel Like a Dumbbell. So I Imaged the Dumbbell Nebula.
Messier 27, the Dumbbell Nebula (A.K.A. Apple Core Nebula) is a so-called planetary nebula that’s 1360 light years away. It can be seen easily with binoculars.