Tag: nebula

  • Sh2-274

    Sh2-274

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    Sh2-274 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Gemini, also known as the Medusa Nebula or Abell 21.

  • M 1

    M 1

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    M 1 (or NGC 1952), better known as the Crab Nebula, is a planetary nebula in the constellation of Taurus, 6,500 light years away.It is the remnant of a supernova that became visible to the naked eye on July 4, 1054.

  • NGC 2264

    NGC 2264

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    In the photo you can see a part of the nebula NGC 2264 around the star S Monocerotis, constellation of Monoceros, of magnitude varying between 4.62 and 4.68, visible to the naked eye.This star is actually a binary system and main member of an open star cluster.

  • NGC 896

    NGC 896

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    NGC 896 is an emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia, and it is the brightest part of a much larger nebula IC 1805.It is a region of recent star formation.

  • IC 63

    IC 63

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    In the center of the photo there is IC 63 (Sh2-185), an emission nebula illuminated by γ Cas (gamma Cassiopeiae), the overexposed star at the upper left, a blue giant, visible to the naked eye; at the lower left there is the nebula IC 59.The three objects are physically close together.IC 63 is also called…

  • NGC 2359

    NGC 2359

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    NGC 2359, also known as Thor’s Helmet Nebula, is an emission nebula located in the constellation Canis Major.

  • NGC 2264

    NGC 2264

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    The middle section of NGC 2264 in the Monoceros constellation.

  • The Horsehead Nebula

    The Horsehead Nebula

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    The Horsehead Nebula B 33 is a dark nebula that stands out over the emission nebula IC 434; at the bottom on the right there is the NGC 2023 nebula with the star HD 37903 in the center.

  • NGC 7635

    NGC 7635

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    NGC 7635, also known as the Bubble Nebula, is located in the constellation Cassiopeia and consists of a bubble-shaped nebula generated by the stellar wind of a star at its center and which is expanding into a larger nebula.

  • M 20

    M 20

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    The nebula M 20 or NGC 6514, known as the Trifid nebula due to its shape, is located in the constellation Sagittarius.