| Dave Mitsky |
| (Postmaster) |
| 06/28/09 10:25 PM |
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Re: Hunting the Dumbbell Nebula
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M27 is a fairly easy binocular target. It lies just south of the middle star of an M-shaped pattern of stars, consisting of 12, 13, 14, 16 and 17 Vulpeculae.
http://www.geocities.com/sftonkin/messier/27-71.gif
Here are two Telrad finder charts:
http://www.utahskies.org/deepsky/messier/charts/m027.htm
http://www.atmob.org/library/member/skymaps/MAP8.PDF
Dave Mitsky