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
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
Sh2-101 (Tulip Nebula) and Cygnus X-1
A star forming region in Cygnus about 6000 light years from earth.
Not only young stars just being born populate this region but also an already dead star has been identified. Cygnus X-1 can be found not too far from the main nebula in this image. First discovered as the strongest X-ray source in constellation Cygnus (hence its name), it has become the first stellar black hole discovered in our Milky Way galaxy.
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Dark Nebulae
Sh2-90, Sh2-89
Several HII regions in constellation Vulpecula about 7000-8000 light years distant.
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Dark Nebulae
Sh2-101 (Tulip Nebula), NGC 6883, NGC 6871
A wide field in constellation Cygnus with Sh2-101, the Tulip Nebula, as the dominant nebula on the right side. It is a HI region about 6000 light years from earth. Just next to it we can see the companion star of Cygnus-X1, the first confirmed stellar black hole.
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Emission Nebulae
M16 (NGC 6611, Eagle Nebula), Pillars of Creation
A very young star cluster embedded in glowing gas in constellation Serpens, not older than 1 or 2 million years.
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Dark Nebulae
Sh2-54, NGC 6604
Another star forming region in constellation Serpens.
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Dark Nebulae
M 17 (Omega Nebula), M 18
An emission nebula in constellation Sagittarius about 5000 to 6000 light years from earth.
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Emission Nebulae
Rho Ophiuchi, IC 4603, IC 4604
Space dreams
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Emission Nebulae
