Astronomy Adventure – The Dumbbell Nebula by eeggert · July 2, 2020 Messier 27, aka the Dumbbell nebula, is a planetary nebula and the first one of that type “discovered” by Charles Messier. Taken with NightCap Pro. Long Exposure mode, 25.04 second exposure. StarBlast 4.5. 30x. Cropped Share