Emission Nebulae
Famous emission nebula in Cygnus. The form gives it its name. It is about 2600 light years away.
Read more “NGC 7000 (North America Nebula)”
Galaxies
NGC 4565 is the brightest galaxy in the coma cluster and approximately 55 million light years from here. Our view from earth is edge on and we cannot see its actual spiral structure. Observations at other wavelength reveal an active black hole in its core.
Read more “NGC 4565 (Needle Galaxy)”
Milky Way
Just a number of molecular clouds in constellations Serpens and Libra: LBN 183, LBN 134, LBN 10, LBN 8.
Read more “LBN 183”
Milky Way
The Dark Horse is a dark cloud of dust near the center of the Milky Way. In this picture we see the horse riding perpendicular upwards …
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Milky Way
A view approximately towards the center of our galaxy the Milky Way in constellation Sagittarius. Hidden behind massive clouds of gas and dust the central black hole. Lagoon Nebula and Trifid Nebula on the bottom right.
Omega Nebula and Eagle nebulae to the top.
Galaxies
M 94 is a very special galaxy only 16 million years away in constellation Canes Venatici. It has an outer and an inner ring. The inner ring is a region of very active star formation, probably triggered by infalling gas from the outer parts of the galaxy.
Read more “M 94 (Croc’s Eye Galaxy)”
Other
Originally I wanted to image something else … and got this instead. Molecular clouds LDN 134 and LDN 1778 on the top and just in bottom left corner IC 4592 (Blue Horsehead Nebula). This is mainly in constellation Ophiuchus, Scorpius and Libra.
Read more “LDN 134, LDB 1778”
Dark Nebulae
Gammy Cygni (Sadr) is the bright blue star in the center of this image. It is 1800 light years away and the nebulosity in this image (IC 1318) is far behind (4900 light years).
Read more “Region around Sadr (Gamma Cygni)”
Galaxies
M81 (Bode’s Galaxy, bottom left), M82 (Cigar Galaxy, bottom right) and NGC 3077 (top left). WIth 12 million light years from earth they are in the backyard of our galaxy.
Read more “M81, M82, NGC 3077”
Other
Veil Nebula, a supernova remnant in constellation Cygnus.
Read more “Veil Nebula”