Planetary Nebulae
NGC 40 (Caldwell 2)
NGC 40 is very small planetary nebula, also called the Bow Tie Nebula.
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Planetary Nebulae
Planetary Nebulae
Planetary Nebulae
CTA 1 (SNR G119.5+10.2), NGC 40 (Caldwell 2)
CTA 1 is a rarely imaged faint supernova remnant in constellation Cepheus about 4’600 light years from earth.
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Emission Nebulae
vdB 158, LBN 534, PK 110-12.1
vdB 158 is a reflection nebula within the large molecular cloud LBN 534 or GAL110-13 in constellation Andromeda about 1435 light years away.
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Dark Nebulae
vdB 126 (LBN 134) and several LDNs
A nice reflection nebula in constellation Vulpecula surrounded by several dark and other reflection nebula about 2720 light years away.
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Dark Nebulae
Barnard 147 et al.
Wide field in Cygnus with dark cloud Barnard 147 right in the center, the small snake-like structure pointing upwards.
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Galaxies
UGC 10822 (Draco Dwarf)
Another dwarf galaxy in our local group about 280000 light years away in constellation Draco.
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Galaxies
NGC 4244 (Silver Needle Galaxy)
The Silver Needle Galaxy (NGC 4244. or Caldwelll 26) is an edge-on spiral galaxy about 14 million light years away in constellation Canes Venatici.
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Galaxies
NGC 4236 (Caldwell 3)
A barred spiral galaxy in constellation Draco about 14.5 million light years away.
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Galaxies
UGC 9749 (Ursa Minor Dwarf)
What looks like an ordinary star field is actually a galaxy, the so called Ursa Minor Dwarf in constellation … well, Ursa Minor.
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Galaxies
The Box (Hickson Compact Group 61)
A nice group of galaxies in constellation Coma Berenices.
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