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Nebula
IC 1318 - Butterfly Nebula
IC 1318, also known as the Butterfly Nebula, is a gas cloud in the constellation Cygnus. The dark dust and bright gas are caused by interactions between interstellar winds, radiation pressures, magnetic fields and gravity. This part of the nebula is about 100 light years across and 4000 light years away.
Cygnus Wall
The Cygnus wall is a part of the much larger North America Nebula, NGC 7000. The wall is what would be considered the western edge of Mexico and Central America of this massive nebula. It is an emission nebula that spans about 20 light years. This image was taken with a color camera and a duo narrowband filter so that the hydrogen, sulfur and oxygen could be isolated. This is what is giving it the gold and blue. Oxygen is blue and hydrogen and sulfur are the gold. This nebula is located about 1500 light years away in the constellation Cygnus.
Cygnus Wall
This is a "natural color" image of the Cygnus Wall. See previous image for full description.
Elephant's Trunk Nebula
The Elephant's Trunk nebula is a collection of interstellar gas and dust in the much larger ionized region of IC 1396, located in the constellation Cepheus about 2400 light years away. IC 1396A is commonly called the Elephant's Trunk due to its shape resembling that of the trunk of an elephant. The bright rim is the surface of a dense cloud of dust being ionized by a massive bright star HD 206267. The image was taken with a color camera and duo narrowband filter to isolate the hydrogen, sulfur and oxygen gases and give it the golden blue.
Elephant's Trunk Nebula
This is a natural color of the Elephant's Trunk nebula. See previous image for full description.
Horsehead and Flame Nebulas
The Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33) and the Flame Nebula (NGC 2024) are located in the constellation Orion. They are easy to find objects in the much larger Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. They sit near the bright star Alnitak in Orion's Belt. The horsehead sits in front of a vibrant red emission nebula (IC 434). In this image there is also a reflection nebula (NGC 2023) just below and to the right of the horsehead.
IC 405 - Flaming Star Nebula
IC 410 - Tadpoles Nebula
Jellyfish Nebula PixInsight
IC 1795 - Fish head Nebula
IC 1795 - Fish head Nebula
IC 5070 - Pelican Nebula
IC 5146 - Cocoon Nebula
IC63 - Ghost of Cassiopeia Nebula
IC1318
IC1318
LBN 438 - Dust in Lacerta
LBN 527 and 529 - Cave Nebula
LBN 576 - Popped Balloon Nebula
M1 - Crab Nebula
M8 - Lagoon Nebula
M16 - Eagle Nebula
M27 - Dumbbell Nebula
M42 - The Great Orion Nebula
Believed to be the cosmic fire of creation by the Maya of Mesoamerica, M42 blazes brightly in the constellation Orion. Popularly called the Orion Nebula, this stellar nursery has been known to many different cultures throughout human history. The nebula is only 1,500 light-years away, making it the closest large star-forming region to Earth and giving it a relatively bright apparent magnitude of 4. Because of its brightness and prominent location just below Orion’s belt, M42 can be spotted with the naked eye, while offering an excellent peek at stellar birth for those with telescopes. It is best observed during January.
The Mayan culture’s likening of the Orion Nebula to a cosmic fire of creation is very apt. The nebula is an enormous cloud of dust and gas where vast numbers of new stars are being forged. Its bright, central region is the home of four massive, young stars that shape the nebula. The four hefty stars are called the Trapezium because they are arranged in a trapezoidal pattern. Ultraviolet light unleashed by these stars is carving a cavity in the nebula and disrupting the growth of hundreds of smaller stars.
Due to the ultra-bright core, the 4 stars are washed out and not distinguishable in this image.
The Mayan culture’s likening of the Orion Nebula to a cosmic fire of creation is very apt. The nebula is an enormous cloud of dust and gas where vast numbers of new stars are being forged. Its bright, central region is the home of four massive, young stars that shape the nebula. The four hefty stars are called the Trapezium because they are arranged in a trapezoidal pattern. Ultraviolet light unleashed by these stars is carving a cavity in the nebula and disrupting the growth of hundreds of smaller stars.
Due to the ultra-bright core, the 4 stars are washed out and not distinguishable in this image.
M57 - Ring Nebula
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