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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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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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Sh2-101 (Tulip Nebula) and Cygnus X-1
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.
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Sh2-90, Sh2-89
Several HII regions in constellation Vulpecula about 7000-8000 light years distant.
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