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<p> an entry from <a href="http://www.alpheratz.net/observing/"><i>Marc Murison's Amateur Astronomy Weblog</i></a>:<br> <b>M27 on August 6, 2004</b> <p> <a href='javascript:ImageWindow("http://www.alpheratz.net/images/observing/M27_06-Aug-2004.jpg",620,565,"external")'><img src="http://www.alpheratz.net/images/observing/M27_06-Aug-2004_thumb.jpg" width="150" height="137" align="left" style="margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" border="0" alt="" name=""></a> <a href="http://www.seds.org/messier/m/m027.html" class="outlink" target="_blank">M27</a> on August 6, 2004. Prime focus (f/8.0). Total integration time 285×8.53 sec = 40.5 min. Bright sky with fast-moving low clouds moving in. This is a <a href="http://www.seds.org/messier/planetar.html" class="outlink" target="_blank">planetary nebula</a> commonly referred to as the "Dumbbell" nebula — a name first given by <a href="http://www.seds.org/messier/xtra/Bios/jherschel.html" class="outlink" target="_blank">John Herschel</a>. Its integrated magnitude is 7.6, and it is approximately 1100 ly distant. <br clear="all">

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