Usually means: Planetary nebula shaped like dumbbell.
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  1. Dumbbell nebula: Infoplease Dictionary
  2. dumbbell nebula: Dictionary.com
  3. Dumbbell Nebula: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. Dumbbell Nebula: Extragalactic Astronomy

Definitions from Wikipedia (Dumbbell Nebula)

noun:  The (also known as the Apple Core Nebula, Messier 27, and NGC 6853) a planetary nebula (nebulosity surrounding a white dwarf) in the constellation Vulpecula, at a distance of about 1360 light-years.


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