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JJDOBBER79
27-07-2014, 08:11 AM
Hi all. Is the dumbbell nebula visible in the night sky yet. I read a post that claimed that it is incredible through a binoviewer and I am very keen to see it since I read that.

Garbz
27-07-2014, 08:26 AM
M27 will be at its highest point at around midnight.

There's a couple of free starchart programs that can help you show what is visible from where and when. I use Cartes du Ciel, but Stellarium is also popular.

rrussell1962
29-07-2014, 12:16 PM
Very visible and easy even through the Brisbane lights to my North East. Don't forget The Ring Nebula M57 while you are in that area, dead easy, look for 2 fairly bright stars above Vega, aim the finder half way between them and it should be in the field of a low power eyepiece.

Richard