Dark Nebulae
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.
Read more “LBN 437 (Gecko Nebula), Sh2-126 (Great Lacerta Nebula)”
Dark Nebulae
HII regions in Cepheus about 2900 light years away. vdB 153 is a reflection nebula embedded in these huge cloud system.
Read more “Sh2-140, Sh2-145 and vdB 153”
Dark Nebulae
This is a faint emission nebula about 10000 light years away in constellation Cepheus.
Read more “Sh2-135”
Dark Nebulae
HII regions in Cepheus about 2900 light years away. vdB 154 is a reflection nebula embedded in these huge cloud system.
Read more “Sh2-150, Sh2-145, vdB154”
Emission Nebulae
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.
Read more “LBN 346, LBN 333”
Dark Nebulae
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.
Emission Nebulae
A faint nebula in constellation Cygnus, less frequently imaged.
Read more “Sh2-114, The Flying Dragon Nebula”
Emission Nebulae
LBN 321 et al., Kn24, Kn25
Another less imaged region in constellation Cygnus.
Several faint nebulae from Lynds Catalog of Bright Nebulae: LBN 321 and LBN 316 on the right – LBN 284, LBN 290, LBN 296, LBN 299 and LBN 304 on the left side.
Read more “LBN 321 et al., Kn24, Kn25”
Galaxies
Located about 24.3 million light years away from earth in constellation Canes Venatici, M51 and its companion NGC515 are two of the closest neighbors of our Milky Way Galaxy.
Read more “M51 (Whirlpool Galaxy)”
Dark Nebulae
A star forming region in Cygnus about 6000 light years from earth.
Not only young stars just being born populate this region but also an already dead star has been identified. Cygnus X-1 can be found not too far from the main nebula in this image. First discovered as the strongest X-ray source in constellation Cygnus (hence its name), it has become the first stellar black hole discovered in our Milky Way galaxy.
Read more “Sh2-101 (Tulip Nebula) and Cygnus X-1”