Friends, the dumbell nebula (right)

is an awesome sight even in small

telescopes.... i had my first look at it

this past fall... although you may not

see it like the picture, it's size is huge

even in a 4 1/4" telescope... i haven't

viewed it through my 13" but hope to.

there's also a nebula called, 'the little dumbell'...

gee, why are their so many dumbell's out

there? maybe us amatuer's are dumbells for getting out there in the cold weather to view deep sky!

double click the picture to see it in elarged view:

note: i am not advocating the big bang

i do think theologically it can be explained...

any thoughts?