Nebulae
Interstellar clouds where stars are born and where they end.
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Barnard's Merope Nebula
Reflection nebula in Taurus.
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Blinking Planetary
Planetary nebula in Cygnus, magnitude 9.44.
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Blue Flash Nebula
Planetary nebula in Delphinus, magnitude 11.1.
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Blue Planetary
Planetary nebula in Centaurus, magnitude 8.1.
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Bow-Tie nebula
Planetary nebula in Cepheus, magnitude 11.89.
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Box Nebula
Planetary nebula in Ophiuchus, magnitude 11.5.
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Bubble Nebula
H II region in Cassiopeia, magnitude 11.
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Butterfly Nebula (NGC 6302)
A bipolar planetary nebula in Scorpius with one of the hottest known central stars.
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9- Nebula
California Nebula
Nebula in Perseus, magnitude 5.
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Carina Nebula
H II region in Carina, magnitude 3.
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Cat's Eye Nebula (NGC 6543)
A complex planetary nebula in the constellation Draco, one of the first to be studied with a spectroscope.
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Christmas Tree Cluster
Cluster with nebulosity in Monoceros, magnitude 3.9.
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Cocoon Nebula
Cluster with nebulosity in Cygnus, magnitude 7.2.
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Copeland's Blue Snowball
Planetary nebula in Andromeda, magnitude 8.3.
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Crab Nebula
A supernova remnant produced by a stellar explosion recorded by astronomers in 1054 CE.
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Crescent Nebula
H II region in Cygnus, magnitude 7.44.
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The Cone Nebula
A tall pillar of cold molecular gas and dust, about seven light-years long, sculpted by the radiation and winds of hot young stars in the NGC 2264 star-forming region in Monoceros. The Cone lies at the southern end of the same complex as the Christmas Tree Cluster, roughly 2,700 light-years away, and is a textbook example of a star-forming pillar.
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5- Nebula
Eagle Nebula
A young open cluster embedded in a star-forming nebula, famous for the 'Pillars of Creation' imaged by Hubble.
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Eastern Veil
Supernova remnant in Cygnus, magnitude 7.
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Eastern Veil
Supernova remnant in Cygnus, magnitude 7.
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Eight-Burst Nebula
Planetary nebula in Vela, magnitude 9.2.
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Eskimo Nebula
Planetary nebula in Gemini, magnitude 9.61.
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4- Nebula
Helix Nebula
Planetary nebula in Aquarius, magnitude 7.3.
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Hind's Nebula
Reflection nebula in Taurus, magnitude 9.98.
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Hubble's Nebula
Reflection nebula in Monoceros, magnitude 11.85.
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The Horsehead Nebula
One of the most recognisable dark nebulae in the sky — a column of cold, dusty gas in the Orion molecular cloud, about 1,500 light-years away, shaped by radiation into the silhouette of a horse's head. Catalogued as Barnard 33, it is seen against the soft red glow of the emission nebula IC 434 behind it, in the constellation Orion just south of the belt star Alnitak.
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10- Nebula
IC 1284
Nebula in Sagittarius, magnitude 7.7.
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IC 1287
Reflection nebula in Scutum, magnitude 6.1.
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IC 1805
Cluster with nebulosity in Cassiopeia, magnitude 6.5.
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IC 1848
Cluster with nebulosity in Cassiopeia, magnitude 6.5.
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IC 418
Planetary nebula in Lepus, magnitude 9.44.
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IC 444
Reflection nebula in Gemini, magnitude 7.03.
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IC 447
H II region in Monoceros, magnitude 7.7.
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IC 4592
Reflection nebula in Scorpius, magnitude 3.9.
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IC 4605
Nebula in Scorpius, magnitude 4.7.
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Iris Nebula
Nebula in Cepheus, magnitude 7.2.
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6- Nebula
Lagoon Nebula
A large emission nebula and star-forming region, one of only a few visible to the naked eye.
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lam Cen Nebula
Cluster with nebulosity in Centaurus, magnitude 4.5.
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Little Gem
Planetary nebula in Sagittarius, magnitude 11.2.
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Little Gem Nebula
Planetary nebula in Sagittarius, magnitude 9.3.
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Little Ghost Nebula
Planetary nebula in Ophiuchus, magnitude 11.4.
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Lower Sword
Cluster with nebulosity in Orion, magnitude 2.5.
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Maia Nebula
H II region in Taurus.
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Merope Nebula
Nebula in Taurus.
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Messier 1 (Crab Nebula)
A supernova remnant in Taurus, the expanding debris of a star that exploded in 1054 AD.
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Messier 16 (Eagle Nebula)
An emission nebula in Serpens famous for the Pillars of Creation star-forming columns.
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Messier 17 (Omega Nebula)
A bright emission nebula and star-forming region in Sagittarius, also called the Swan Nebula.
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Messier 20 (Trifid Nebula)
A combination emission, reflection, and dark nebula in Sagittarius divided by dust lanes.
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Messier 27 (Dumbbell Nebula)
A bright planetary nebula in Vulpecula, the ejected shell of a dying Sun-like star.
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Messier 42 (Orion Nebula)
A bright diffuse nebula and active star-forming region in the sword of Orion.
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Messier 43 (De Mairan's Nebula)
An emission nebula in Orion that forms part of the larger Orion Nebula complex.
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Messier 57 (Ring Nebula)
A planetary nebula in Lyra appearing as a glowing ring of gas around a dying star.
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Messier 76 (Little Dumbbell Nebula)
A planetary nebula in Perseus, one of the faintest objects in the Messier catalogue.
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Messier 78
A reflection nebula in Orion, the brightest diffuse reflection nebula in the sky.
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Messier 8 (Lagoon Nebula)
A giant emission nebula and star-forming region in Sagittarius.
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Messier 97 (Owl Nebula)
A planetary nebula in Ursa Major whose two dark patches resemble an owl's eyes.
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Monkey Head Nebula
Nebula in Orion.
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NGC 1360
Planetary nebula in Fornax, magnitude 9.4.
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NGC 1535
Planetary nebula in Eridanus, magnitude 9.6.
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NGC 1763
Cluster with nebulosity in Dorado, magnitude 9.4.
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NGC 1788
Reflection nebula in Orion, magnitude 5.8.
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NGC 1858
Cluster with nebulosity in Dorado, magnitude 9.88.
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NGC 1910
Cluster with nebulosity in Dorado, magnitude 9.65.
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NGC 1955
H II region in Dorado, magnitude 8.87.
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NGC 1973
Nebula in Orion, magnitude 7.
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NGC 1975
Nebula in Orion, magnitude 7.
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NGC 1999
Reflection nebula in Orion, magnitude 9.5.
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NGC 2014
Nebula in Dorado, magnitude 8.97.
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NGC 2060
Supernova remnant in Dorado, magnitude 9.59.
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NGC 2071
Cluster with nebulosity in Orion, magnitude 8.
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NGC 2074
Cluster with nebulosity in Dorado, magnitude 8.5.
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NGC 2175
Cluster with nebulosity in Orion, magnitude 6.8.
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NGC 2182
Reflection nebula in Monoceros, magnitude 9.
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NGC 2239
Cluster with nebulosity in Monoceros, magnitude 4.8.
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NGC 2247
Reflection nebula in Monoceros, magnitude 8.5.
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NGC 2282
H II region in Monoceros, magnitude 10.
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NGC 2440
Planetary nebula in Puppis, magnitude 9.4.
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NGC 246
Planetary nebula in Cetus, magnitude 10.9.
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NGC 2867
Planetary nebula in Carina, magnitude 9.7.
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NGC 3195
Planetary nebula in Chamaeleon, magnitude 11.6.
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NGC 3247
H II region in Carina, magnitude 7.6.
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NGC 3324
Cluster with nebulosity in Carina, magnitude 6.7.
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NGC 5315
Planetary nebula in Circinus, magnitude 9.8.
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NGC 6164
Nebula in Norma, magnitude 6.71.
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NGC 6165
Nebula in Norma, magnitude 6.71.
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NGC 6210
Planetary nebula in Hercules, magnitude 9.65.
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NGC 6250
Cluster with nebulosity in Ara, magnitude 5.9.
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NGC 6530
Cluster with nebulosity in Sagittarius, magnitude 4.6.
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NGC 6572
Planetary nebula in Ophiuchus, magnitude 8.1.
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NGC 6590
Reflection nebula in Sagittarius, magnitude 9.8.
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NGC 6729
Nebula in Corona Australis.
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NGC 6823
Cluster with nebulosity in Vulpecula, magnitude 7.1.
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NGC 6997
Cluster with nebulosity in Cygnus, magnitude 10.
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NGC 7027
Planetary nebula in Cygnus, magnitude 8.5.
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NGC 7380
Cluster with nebulosity in Cepheus, magnitude 7.2.
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North America Nebula (NGC 7000)
A large emission nebula in Cygnus whose shape resembles the continent of North America.
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8- Nebula
Red Spider Nebula
Planetary nebula in Sagittarius, magnitude 11.6.
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rho Oph Nebula
Nebula in Ophiuchus, magnitude 5.1.
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Rim Nebula
Nebula in Ara.
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Ring Nebula
A planetary nebula formed by gas shed by a dying star, appearing as a luminous ring.
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Rosette B
Nebula in Monoceros.
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Rosette Nebula
H II region in Monoceros, magnitude 6.
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Rosette Nebula (NGC 2237)
A large emission nebula in the constellation Monoceros surrounding a young open star cluster.
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the Running Man Nebula
Cluster with nebulosity in Orion.