# M27-Dumbbell Nebula-29-07-2026

- By: Lviatour
- Date: 2026-07-29
- Classification: Photograph
- Credit line: Own work www.lucnix.be
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:M27-Dumbbell_Nebula-29-07-2026.jpg)
- Rights: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
- Picture: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/M27-Dumbbell_Nebula-29-07-2026.jpg/1920px-M27-Dumbbell_Nebula-29-07-2026.jpg
- Who can see it: Kids profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

M27, the Dumbbell Nebula (Planetary Nebula)

Astrophotography acquisition and processing details:

Instrument: Sky-Watcher Esprit 120ED refractor at 862mm on a Wave 150i mount

Camera: ZWO ASI6200MC Pro P25, 61MP 16-bit at -10°C

Accessories: ZWO CAA field rotator, ZWO EAF electronic focuser

Filters: Antlia dual-band H-alpha & OIII 3nm

Exposure: 4 hours 20 minutes (52 x 300s), Drizzle 2x

Software: PixInsight, RC Astro suite, darktable, GIMP on Linux

Location: Captured in Hamois (Belgium) under a Bortle 4.5 sky.