Planetary Nebulae
NGC 40 (Caldwell 2)
NGC 40 is very small planetary nebula, also called the Bow Tie Nebula.
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Planetary Nebulae
Planetary Nebulae
Planetary Nebulae
CTA 1 (SNR G119.5+10.2), NGC 40 (Caldwell 2)
CTA 1 is a rarely imaged faint supernova remnant in constellation Cepheus about 4’600 light years from earth.
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Emission Nebulae
vdB 158, LBN 534, PK 110-12.1
vdB 158 is a reflection nebula within the large molecular cloud LBN 534 or GAL110-13 in constellation Andromeda about 1435 light years away.
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Planetary Nebulae
PK 47+42.1 (Abell 39)
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.
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Emission Nebulae
Sh2-114, The Flying Dragon Nebula
A faint nebula in constellation Cygnus, less frequently imaged.
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Emission Nebulae
LBN 321 et al., Kn24, Kn25
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.
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Planetary Nebulae
PK 164+31.1 (Jones-Emberson 1, Headphone Nebula)
A planetary nebula about 1600 light years distant in constellation Lynx.
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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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Planetary Nebulae
PK 102.8-05.0 (Abell 80)
A planetary nebula about 5700 light years distant in constellation Lacerta.
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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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