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M76 (Barbell Nebula) (Planetary Nebula, in Perseus)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 127-mm other Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Wed Mar 10 00:30:00 2021 UT Obs. no.: 2236
This evening, my brother Anthony & I did some observing with our 5" computerized MAK. We were able to enjoy about 15 double stars as well as three galaxies. The two highlights were M1, The Crab Nebula & M76, The Little Dumbbell Nebula. It was another great night of astronomy!
M76 (Barbell Nebula) (Planetary Nebula, in Perseus)
Observer: Akarsh Simha (e-mail: akarsh_simha@fastmail.fm)
Instrument: 8-inch equatorial reflector Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: light Transparency: excellent Seeing: excellent
Time: Thu Dec 8 18:00:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1448
This appeared as a haze with a central bar. Quite faint. The bar appeared to be slightly thinner at the center than at the edges.
M76 (Barbell Nebula) (Planetary Nebula, in Perseus)
Observer: Akarsh Simha (e-mail: akarsh_simha@fastmail.fm)
Instrument: 8-inch equatorial reflector Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: good
Time: Fri Sep 23 16:45:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1338
Saw nothing but a hazy patch of feeble light. This planetary is so faint that under city light pollution, it is hardly visible - even thru averted vision! A finder chart helped me to find the field, but yet I could see nothing in that field. After revision of the chart, and a little struggle with averted vision, I could see a fairly large, very faint object on the base of a triangle of stars. I couldn't see any detail and didn't bother to switch to higher power. It is easy to locate using Phi Persei, but difficult to see.
M76 (Barbell Nebula) (Planetary Nebula, in Perseus)
Observer: Paul (e-mail: paul_ohstbucks@msn.com)
Instrument: 12.5-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: Lee's Summit, MO, USA
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: excellent Seeing: fair
Time: Sun Sep 29 02:00:00 2002 UT Obs. no.: 708
The Little Dumbell was easily found in Perseus without any filters in my suburban backyard. All I could note was a small grey area roughly 3x2 archminutes in size standing on end. With the OIII filter, M76 stood out much more clearly. I was not able to observe the central star. I started at 59x and moved up to 118x with much improvement. M76 stood out well at 157x. I tried higher magnifications without much success tonight. I would have to say somewhere between 120x and 150x is ideal for this object on this night.
M76 (Barbell Nebula) (Planetary Nebula in Perseus)
Observer: John Callender (e-mail: jbc@west.net, web: http://www.west.net/~jbc/)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars Location: Carpinteria, CA, USA
Light pollution: none Transparency: excellent Seeing: fair
Time: Mon Jan 6 05:15:00 1997 UT Obs. no.: 8
Detected, but only by referring carefully to its charted position. In 7x50s was indistinguishable from a very faint star, except perhaps by its refusal to become a real pinpoint even under patient averted vision.
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