IC 1848 – Soul Nebula
IC 1848 is a nebula located in our Milky Way that is also known as the Soul Nebula. It houses an immense number of stars, as well as open clusters. It is located in the Cassiopeia constellation, next to another Continue Reading
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M33 Triangulum Galaxy
The Triangulum galaxy (also known as spiral galaxy M33, Messier Object 33, Messier 33, M33 or NGC 598) is a spiral galaxy located in the Triangulum constellation. With between 30,000 and 40,000 million stars, it is small compared to its Continue Reading
M42 Orion Nebula
The Orion Nebula spans a 10º region in the sky, and contains interstellar clouds, star clusters, H II regions, and reflection nebulae. The nebula forms an almost spherical cloud, where the maximum density is reached near the central point. The Continue Reading
IC 1805 Heart Nebula
IC 1805 and IC 1848 are two emission nebulae located in the constellation Cassiopeia 7500 light-years from the Solar System, in the Spiral Arm of Perseus of the Milky Way. Both make up the stellar association Cassiopeia OB6.2 Also close Continue Reading
IC410 Tadpole Nebula
IC 410 also known as “The Tadpoles” is a young galactic cluster of stars. Formed inside the interstellar cloud just 4 million years old, intensely bright and hot stars power the gas. IC 410 is located about 10,000 light-years away Continue Reading
M1 Crab Nebula
The Crab Nebula (also called M1, NGC 1952, Taurus A and Taurus X-1) is a plerion-type supernova remnant. It is the remnant of supernova SN 1054, observed and documented as a star visible in daylight by Chinese and Arab astronomers Continue Reading
M8 Lagoon Nebula
The Laguna Nebula (also known as Messier 8, Messier 8, M8 or NGC 6523), is an emission nebula (specifically it is a Region H II) located in the constellation of Sagittarius. It is approximately 5,000 light-years away. It was discovered Continue Reading
M20 Trifid Nebula
The Trifida Nebula (also known as Messier 20 and NGC 6514) is an H II region in the constellation Sagittarius. It was first catalogued in 1764 by the French astronomer Charles Messier. The name “Trifid”, coined by astronomer John Herschel, Continue Reading
NGC2244 Rosette Nebula
NGC 2244 (also known as Caldwell 50) is an open cluster in the Rosette Nebula, located in the constellation Unicorn. This cluster has several stars of the spectral type O, super hot stars that generate large amounts of radiation and Continue Reading
M101 Pinwheel Galaxy
The Pinwheel Galaxy (also known as Messier 101 or NGC 5457) is a spiral galaxy 25 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain on March 27, 1781, who subsequently communicated his discovery to Continue Reading