Dark Nebulae
NGC 6914
The massive clouds of ionized hydrogen in constellation Cygnus are an endless source of interesting structures and objects.
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Dark Nebulae
Dark Nebulae
Emission Nebulae
NGC 6888 (Crescent Nebula)
First classified as a planetary nebula or a supernova remnant this nebula in constellation Cygnus was finally identified as something special.
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Dark Nebulae
IC 5076
A tiny reflection nebula in constellation Cygnus, 5700 light years from earth.
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Emission Nebulae
NGC 7000 (North America Nebula)
One of the largest hydrogen gas nebulae in the northern sky.
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Emission Nebulae
Soul Nebula, Westerhout 5, IC 1848, IC 1871
A huge star factory in about 7500 light years distance in constellation Cassiopeia.
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Dark Nebulae
NGC 281 (Pacman Nebula)
Emission Nebula in Cassiopeia associated to star cluster IC 1590. A star forming region about 9500 lightyears from earth.
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Dark Nebulae
Sh2-155 (Caldwell 9 or Cave Nebula)
This is a star nursery in Cepheus about 2400 light years from home.
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Dark Nebulae
Heart, Soul and Fishhead … and double star clusterIC…
Right into my heart … this was my first deep sky object with a telescope and a dedicated astro-camera almost a year ago now. And I still love it!
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Emission Nebulae
NGC 7822
NGC 7822 is a huge star nursery in constellation Cepheus about 300 light years away. The glowing gas clouds are powered by one of the hottest stars in our neighborhood. Its surface temperature is about 45’000 degrees Kelvin and its luminosity outshines our sun by a factor of 100’000. This picture only shows the inner part of the cloud complex. The full object is by far too large for the field of view of my telescope.
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Dark Nebulae
Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146 )
IC 5146 is a young star nursery in constellation Cygnus. It is about 2300 light years away and is illuminate by a very young star. Dark molecular clouds make it look like a fireball with a dark smoky tail …
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