by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Feb 20, 2026
NGC 3603 – NGC 3576 Constellation: Carina NGC 3603 (left) is a nebula (and H II region) in the constellation of Carina. It is about 20’000 Ly away. The central star cluster of NGC 3603 is the densest concentration of very massive stars known in the galaxy....
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Feb 13, 2026
RCW 49, the Whirling Dervish nebula Constellation: Carina RCW 49, also known as NGC 3247 and Gum 29, is a H-II region, associated with an open cluser, in the constellation Carina. It is located about 13’700 Ly away and 300-400 Ly across. Westerlund 2 is the...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Feb 9, 2026
NGC 5367 Constellation: Centaurus NGC 5367 is a reflection nebulas located in the constellation of Centaurus. It is located about 2’500 Ly away. It is embeded in the dust belonging to the cometary globule CG 12, which reflects the light of the double star CD-39...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Feb 6, 2026
LBN 990 and VdB 70 Constellation: Monoceros LBN 990 and VdB 70 are reflection nebulae in the constellation Monoceros. LBN 990 is about 8’500 Ly away. The spherical-looking VdB 70 (a.k.a. GN 06.06.0.02 or [RK68] 50) is likely due to the white-blue giant star HD...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Feb 6, 2026
NGC 3199, the Banana nebula Constellation: Carina NGC 3199, the Banana nebula (a.k.a. Carina’a smile) is a bright emission nebula in the constellation Carina. The star HD 89358 is the Wolf-Rayet star 18 (WR 18, on sky chart). Link to interactive sky chart. Hot...
