Dragon’s Egg

Dragon’s Egg

The Dragon’s Egg Constellation: Norma The “Dragon’s Egg” is an ejected, axially symmetric (bipolar) circumstellar emission nebula in the constellation Norma. It is about 7’500 years old and spans about 4 Ly. At its center is the spectroscopic...
SNR 70.5+1.9

SNR 70.5+1.9

SNR 70.5+1.9 Constellation: Cygnus SNR 70.5+1.9 is a candidate supernova remnant in the constellation of Cygnus. It is likely that the distance to candidate SNR is less than 3’200 Ly. This object – the central blue object in the image – was first...
BD+40 4124

BD+40 4124

BD+40°4124 Constellation: Cygnus DB+40°4124 is a young Herbig Ae/Be star in the constellation of Cygnus. This massive pre-main-sequence star is deeply embedded in an active star-forming region alongside other massive young objects like V1318 Cyg and V1686 Cyg. Both...
Abell 35

Abell 35

Abell 35 Constellation: Hydra Abell 35 (a.k.a Sh2-312) is a nebula in the constellation of Hydra. It is located approx. 400 Ly away. The nebula is characterised by a central bow shock surrounded by symmetric emission. In the centre of the nebula is a binary star,...
CG 30 and CG 31

CG 30 and CG 31

CG 30 and CG 31 Constellation: Puppis CG 30 and CG 31 are two cometary globules in the constellation of Puppis.  The area also shows several smaller globules, dark dust clouds as well as the Herbig Haro objetc (HH) 120 located  within CG 30, near the star HD 68049....