Planetary Nebulae
A faint planetary nebula in constellation Hercules. Distance estimates are between 3300 (latest data) and 6800 light years (older data). A wonderful almost perfectly round bubble.
Read more “PK 47+42.1 (Abell 39)”
Emission Nebulae
A faint nebula in constellation Cygnus, less frequently imaged.
Read more “Sh2-114, The Flying Dragon Nebula”
Emission Nebulae
LBN 321 et al., Kn24, Kn25
Another less imaged region in constellation Cygnus.
Several faint nebulae from Lynds Catalog of Bright Nebulae: LBN 321 and LBN 316 on the right – LBN 284, LBN 290, LBN 296, LBN 299 and LBN 304 on the left side.
Read more “LBN 321 et al., Kn24, Kn25”
Planetary Nebulae
A planetary nebula about 1600 light years distant in constellation Lynx.
Read more “PK 164+31.1 (Jones-Emberson 1, Headphone Nebula)”
Planetary Nebulae
Believe it or not: this is a planetary nebula in constellation Cassiopeia.
Read more “Sh2-188 (Shrimp Nebula, PK128-04.1)”
Planetary Nebulae
A planetary nebula about 5700 light years distant in constellation Lacerta.
Read more “PK 102.8-05.0 (Abell 80)”
Planetary Nebulae
A rarely imaged planetary nebula in constellation Pegasus, discovered by Rebecca Jones in 1941.
Read more “PK 104-29.1 (Jones 1)”
Planetary Nebulae
A planetary nebula in constellation Vulpecula, 1360 light years from earth, the remnant of a dying star.
Read more “M 27 (Dumbbell Nebula)”
Planetary Nebulae
A planetary nebula in Lyra, 2300 light years from earth, the remnant of a dying star.
Read more “M 57 (Ring Nebula), IC 1296”
Galaxies
A planetary nebula in Lyra, 2300 light years from earth, the remnant of a dying star.
Read more “M 57 (Ring Nebula), IC 1296”