M27 taken by David Malin with the Isaac Newton Telescope.

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This image was obtained by Sven Kohle and Till Credner of Bonn, Germany on October 26, 1995 at 20:30 UT with the 1.23-meter telescope of the Calar Alto observatory, with a 2048x2048 WWFPP CCD camera. This picture is composed from 4 exposures taken with B (15 min), v (10 min), H alpha (10 min) and I (10 min) band filter; the field of view is 13.2' x 16'. The image is copyrighted by the observers.

Image of M27 from an anonymous source

M27 in color

M27, also known as the Dumbell Nebula. Overall, the surface brightness of the extended ionized gas emission is one of the highest for any Planetary Nebula; therefore this object is easily seen through even small telescopes (including most finders).

This is a color composite image made by Karen Gloria at Hopkins Observatory using a 6-inch refractor and a 512x512 element CCD detector. From Greg Bothun's collection at the University of Oregon.

The planetary nebula Messier 27, as photographed by Bill Keel of the University of Alabama. This is a 120-second red-light exposure (in twilight) with a Tektronix 2048x2048 CCD at the prime focus of the 4-meter Mayall telescope of Kitt Peak National Observatory. North is at the top and east to the left, the field is 14.3 arcminutes square.

Definitive Version: June 29, 1999
Last Modification: December 22, 2024