t FLYING DUMBBELL Chris Schur Many knots of gas and dust decorate the central regions of M27, the Dumbbell Nebula, in Vulpecula. This bright planetary nebula displays several faint shells of ionized hydrogen and oxygen expelled from its core. DETAILS: Orion 10-inch astrograph and SBIG ST-10XME CCD camera. Total exposure: 14 hours through narrowband and RGB filters. q HOT WINDS Emil Andronic Sharpless 2-119 is a large, bright complex of emission and dark nebulosity in Cygnus that almost appears to be caught in a windstorm. The bright star at the center, 68 Cygni, has ionized the surrounding gas and dust. DETAILS: Teleskop-Service 65-mm quadruplet astrograph and QHY294M Pro camera. Total exposure: 23.42 hours through narrowband and RGB filters. Gallery showcases the finest astronomical images that our readers submit to us. Send your best shots to gallery@skyandtelescope.org. See skyandtelescope.org/aboutsky/guidelines. Visit skyandtelescope.org/gallery for more of our readers' astrophotos. sk yand tele scope .o r g * MARCH 2023 79http://www.skyandtelescope.org/aboutsky/guidelines http://www.skyandtelescope.org/gallery