VdB 131/132, NGC 6914
Very young stars embedded in nice reflection nebulae VdB131/132 or NGC 6914. This is a star forming region about 4000 light years away in constellation Cygnus.
Read more “VdB 131/132, NGC 6914”Very young stars embedded in nice reflection nebulae VdB131/132 or NGC 6914. This is a star forming region about 4000 light years away in constellation Cygnus.
Read more “VdB 131/132, NGC 6914”The brightest gas nebula visible in the northern hemisphere. A massive and young star forming region 1350 light years from earth.
Read more “M42”A star nursery about 2700 lightyears away in constellation Monoceros (Unicorn), which consists of numerous reflection and emission nebulae.
Read more “NGC 2170 (Angel Nebula) and more …”IC 410 is an emissionen nebula and star nursery 12000 light years away in constellation Auriga. Embedded we find star cluster NGC 1893.
The shape of two globules on the lower left side gives it its name.
LBN 437 is a molecular cloud in constellation Lacerta in a distance of 1200 light years. The red hydrogen glow is part of the much larger Great Lacerta Nebula (Sh2-126), a huge star forming region, part of Lacerta OB1 association.
Read more “LBN 437 (Gecko Nebula), Sh2-126 (Great Lacerta Nebula)”HII regions in Cepheus about 2900 light years away. vdB 153 is a reflection nebula embedded in these huge cloud system.
Read more “Sh2-140, Sh2-145 and vdB 153”HII regions in Cepheus about 2900 light years away. vdB 154 is a reflection nebula embedded in these huge cloud system.
Read more “Sh2-150, Sh2-145, vdB154”This is a follow-up of my latest post of Sh-114 (The flying dragon nebula). I noticed a very faint reflection nebula in one corner of this image. So I pointed the telescope more to this nebula … and got even more nebulosity.
Read more “LBN 346, LBN 333”A faint nebula in constellation Cygnus, less frequently imaged.
Read more “Sh2-114, The Flying Dragon Nebula”