NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula
NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula The Crescent Nebula (also known as NGC 6888, Caldwell 27, Sharpless 105) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, about 5000 light-years away from Earth. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1792. It is …
NGC 7635 Bubble Nebula
NGC 7635 Bubble Nebula NGC 7635, also known as the Bubble Nebula, Sharpless 162, or Caldwell 11, is an H II region emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia. It lies close to the open cluster Messier 52. The “bubble” is …
NGC 7331
An unbarred spiral galaxy about 40 million light-years (12 Mpc) away in the constellation Pegasus.
Saturn Nebula
Excerpt from Wikipedia/The Web The Saturn Nebula (also known as NGC 7009 or Caldwell 55) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Aquarius. It appears as a greenish-yellowish hue in a small amateur telescope. It was discovered by William Herschel on September 7, 1782, using a telescope of his own design …
M96 M95 M105 Leo Grouping
M96 M95 M105 Leo Grouping M95 Messier 95, also known as M95 or NGC 3351, is a barred spiral galaxy about 33 million light-years away in the zodiac constellation Leo. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781, and catalogued …
M42/M43 Orion Nebula
M42/M43 Orion Nebula M42/M43 Orion Nebula is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way, being south of Orion’s Belt in the constellation of Orion, and is known as the middle “star” in the “sword” of Orion. It is one …
Veil Nebula
Veil Nebula – featured is the Eastern Part NGC The Veil Nebula is a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus. It constitutes the visible portions of the Cygnus Loop, a supernova remnant, many portions …
Alnitak, Flame & Horsehead Nebulas in Orion
Alnitak, Flame & Horsehead Nebulas in Orion Located on the left of Orion’s Belt around the Bright Star Alnitak are these two nebulas. Not much to see visually, but it’s very photogenic. The Flame Nebula, designated as NGC 2024 and …