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OIII
Dumbbell Nebula
Submitted by kuky on Sun, 02/03/2008 - 2:05pm.
The Dumbbell Nebula M27 about 1200 light years away was the first planetary nebula ever discovered. On July 12, 1764, Charles Messier discovered this new and fascinating class of objects, and describes this one as an oval nebula without stars.
Source: www.seds.org/messier/m/m027.html Ha -12hr as R OIII -06hr as G and B
