Messier 76 (also known as M76, the Little Dumbbell Nebula or NGC650/651) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Perseus.
This nebula was discovered by the French astronomer Pierre Méchain in 1780, and was included in the Charles Messier's catalogue of comet-like objects as number 76 as a double nebula without stars (for this reason, it was also catalogued as ,…Read more