Planetary Nebula · M76

M76 — The Little Dumbbell Nebula

The Little Dumbbell Nebula is a faint planetary nebula in Perseus, about 3,400 light-years away, and one of the faintest objects in the Messier catalogue. It closely resembles M27 (the Dumbbell Nebula) but is much smaller and fainter. Like

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