Emission Nebulae
NGC 7380 (Wizard Nebula)
A young star cluster in constellation Cepheus, about 8500 light years away.
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Emission Nebulae
Emission Nebulae
Dark Nebulae
Region West of Sh2-155 (Cave Nebula)
This is a star forming region in constellation Cepheus about 2400 light years from earth.
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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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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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