Oregon stargazers have plenty of reasons to look up throughout August – a month marked by meteor showers , planetary conjunctions, and even a visible nebula.

A formation known as the "dumbbell nebula" – nicknamed because it looks like, well, a dumbbell – should be easy to spot throughout the month, NASA said in an August skywatching guide .

Here's what to know about Oregon's upcoming astrological events.

What is a nebula?

A nebula , such as the two that the Vera C. Rubin Observatory analyzed earlier in 2025, is a luminescent giant cloud of dust and gas in space that could be the result of an explosion of a dying star such as a supernova, which throws out gas and dust, according to NASA.

What is the dumbbell nebula?

The "dumbbell nebula," also known as Messier 27, is w

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