Asteroids
IC 348 (vdB 19)
This is a star cluster with reflection nebula in constellation Perseus about 1000-1250 light years from earth.
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Asteroids
Asteroids
Galaxies
NGC 404 (Mirach‘s Ghost)
The star (Mirach or β Andromedae) is a red giant about 200 light years away, pretty close by in the foreground, and hence its bright and orange appearence. It is a variable star, which becomes at some times the brightest star in constellation Andromeda. Of particular interest in this image is the bright cloud next to it on the top left side.
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Globular Clusters
Open Clusters
NGC 7789 (White Rose Cluster)
An open star cluster in constellation Cassiopeia about 7600 light years away.
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Dark Nebulae
Simeis 57 (Propeller Nebula)
An emission nebula in constellation Cygnus. Also found as DWB 111 and DWB 119.
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Dark Nebulae
Sh2-112
This emission nebula in constellation Cygnus is about 5000 light years away.
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Dark Nebulae
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.
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Dark Nebulae
Sh2-119 (Clamshell Nebula)
This is a bright emission nebula about 2200 light years away in constellation Cygnus.
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Dark Nebulae
Sh2-86, NGC 6823, NGC 6820, Kn 9
A star cluster, an emission nebula and a reflection nebula in constellation Vulpecula about 6000 light years away.
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Emission Nebulae
Sh2-104
A less frequently imaged small HII regions in constellation Cygnus about 13000 light years away.
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