by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Sep 15, 2022
NGC 6888 and PN G75.5+1.7 Constellation: Cygnus NGC 6888, the Crescent nebula, is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus. It lies about 5’000 Ly from Earth. It is formed by the fast stellar wind from the Wolf-Rayet star WR136, colliding with and...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Sep 12, 2022
Molecular Cloud 126.6+24.5 Constellation: Cepheus The molecular cloud 126.6+24.5 is located in the the constellation Cepheus. A molecular cloud (or dense cloud) is a gas cloud of sufficient size and density and sufficiently low temperature that molecules such as H2...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Sep 8, 2022
WR 134 Constellations: Cygnus WR 134 is a variable Wolf-Rayet star in the constellation of Cygnus. WR 134 is surrounded by a faint bubble nebula blown by the intense radiation and fast wind from the star. Link to interactive sky chart. Date: This image was taken...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Sep 7, 2022
NGC 488 Constellation: Pisces NGC 488 is a face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces. Its distance from Earth is about 90 million Ly. In this image one also sees several galaxies, including NGC 486, 490 and 492 to the northeast and UGC 888 to the northwest....
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Sep 4, 2022
NGC 1333 Constellations: Perseus NGC 1333 is reflection nebula located in the constellation Perseus. This nebula is in the western part of the Perseus molecular cloud and is a young region of very active star formation. It is located about 1,140 Ly away from Earth....
