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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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
Cygnus loop
The Veil Nebula is a cloud of hot, ionized gas. It is the visible part of the Cygnus Loop, also known as the W78 radio source, or Sharpless 103. It is a very extensive nebula and is usually divided into Continue Reading
NGC2359 Thor's Helmet
NGC 2359 is an emission nebula in the constellation Canis Major located just over 8 degrees from Sirius (α Canis Majoris). Its unusual shape, similar to the helmet of a Viking warrior, has led to it being also known as Continue Reading
NGC7635 Bubble Nebula
NGC 7635 is an emission nebula, an H II region, in the constellation Cassiopeia, near the open cluster M52. It has originated from the stellar wind of the central star SAO 20575 (BD+60 2522), of apparent magnitude 8.7. Due to Continue Reading