Emission Nebulae
NGC 2174 (Monkey Head Nebula)
NGC 2174 is a HII region in constellation Orion about 6400 light years away.
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Emission Nebulae
Emission Nebulae
Planetary Nebulae
Sh2-188 (Shrimp Nebula, PK128-04.1)
Believe it or not: this is a planetary nebula in constellation Cassiopeia.
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Dark Nebulae
LDN 1155 (Gyulbudaghian Nebula) et al.
This is a part of the molecular cloud complex in constellation Cepheus, which also contains the more famous Iris nebula.
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Dark Nebulae
IC 1396 (Elephant’s Trunk Nebula)
A star cluster embedded in a vast cloud of gas and dust in constellation Cepheus.
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Planetary Nebulae
PK 102.8-05.0 (Abell 80)
A planetary nebula about 5700 light years distant in constellation Lacerta.
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Dark Nebulae
IC 1795 (Fishhead Nebula)
Star nursery in constellation Cassiopeia about 6000 light years away.
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Dark Nebulae
LDN 1259
Another molecular cloud in constellation Cepheus, probably related to LDN 1251, which I presented in a previous post.
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Dark Nebulae
Sh2-170 (Small Rosetta Nebula, Dot of the Cosmic Question Mark),…
A very nice glowing gas bubble excited by a young hot star in its center, located in constellation Cassiopeia about 7500 light years away.
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Dark Nebulae
LDN 1251
A molecular cloud about 1000 light years from earth in constellation Cepheus.
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Planetary Nebulae
PK 104-29.1 (Jones 1)
A rarely imaged planetary nebula in constellation Pegasus, discovered by Rebecca Jones in 1941.
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