by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Jan 28, 2026
RCW 85, The Devil’s Tower nebula Constellation: Centaurus RCW 85 (a.k.a SFO 74) is a faint Hα emission nebula and star-forming region in the constellation Centaurus. The bright star is HD 125158. It is located about 5’000-6’000 Ly from Earth. Link...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Jan 28, 2026
Abell 7 Constellation: Lepus Abell 7 (a.k.a PK 215-30.1 and PNG 215.5-30.8) is a faint planetary nebula in the constellation Lepus, just South of Orion. Its fading white dwarf can be seen quasi in the middle of the nebula. It is located about 1’800 Ly from...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Jan 28, 2026
Rho Aquarii Constellation: Aquarius Rho Aquarii is a variable star in the constellation Aquarius. In fact it contains a red giant primary and a white dwarf secondary in a binary system, with an orbital period of 44 yrs. The primary star varies in brightness by a...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Jan 25, 2026
Messier 46, NGC 2438 and the Calabash nebula Constellation: Vela Messier 46, also known as NGC 2437, is an open cluster in the constellation Puppis. It is located about 5’000 Ly away, and is estimated to contain about 500 stars. The planetary nebula NGC 2438,...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Jan 25, 2026
NGC 2547 Constellation: Vela NGC 2547 is a young open cluster in the constellation Vela. NGC 2547 formed about 30 million years ago. Observations with the Spitzer Space Telescope* showed a shell around the B3 III/IV-type star HD 68478. This could be a sign of recent...
