Dark Nebulae
M42
The brightest gas nebula visible in the northern hemisphere. A massive and young star forming region 1350 light years from earth.
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NGC 2170 (Angel Nebula) and more …
A star nursery about 2700 lightyears away in constellation Monoceros (Unicorn), which consists of numerous reflection and emission nebulae.
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IC 410, NGC 1893, Tadpole Nebula
IC 410 is an emissionen nebula and star nursery 12000 light years away in constellation Auriga. Embedded we find star cluster NGC 1893.
The shape of two globules on the lower left side gives it its name.
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LBN 437 (Gecko Nebula), Sh2-126 (Great Lacerta Nebula)
LBN 437 is a molecular cloud in constellation Lacerta in a distance of 1200 light years. The red hydrogen glow is part of the much larger Great Lacerta Nebula (Sh2-126), a huge star forming region, part of Lacerta OB1 association.
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Sh2-140, Sh2-145 and vdB 153
HII regions in Cepheus about 2900 light years away. vdB 153 is a reflection nebula embedded in these huge cloud system.
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Sh2-135
This is a faint emission nebula about 10000 light years away in constellation Cepheus.
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Sh2-150, Sh2-145, vdB154
HII regions in Cepheus about 2900 light years away. vdB 154 is a reflection nebula embedded in these huge cloud system.
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Emission Nebulae
LBN 346, LBN 333
This is a follow-up of my latest post of Sh-114 (The flying dragon nebula). I noticed a very faint reflection nebula in one corner of this image. So I pointed the telescope more to this nebula … and got even more nebulosity.
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Sh2-119 (Clamshell Nebula)
This is a bright emission nebula about 2200 light years away in constellation Cygnus.
It is less imaged than its close neighbors the Northamerica Nebula and the Pelican nebula.
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Sh2-114, The Flying Dragon Nebula
A faint nebula in constellation Cygnus, less frequently imaged.
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