Gum 37

Gum 37

Gum 37 Constellation: Carina Gum 37 (RCW 54c), also known as the Southern Tadpole Nebula, is an emission nebula in the constellation or Carina. Its distance from Earth is about 9’485 Ly. It is associated with the star cluster NGC 3572, and at the bottom of the...
DWB 41 and LBN 223

DWB 41 and LBN 223

DWB 41 and LBN 113 Constellation: Cygnus DWB 41 is an HII region in the constellation of Cygnus. LBN 223 (LBN 076.90+03.21) is the southern part of DWB 41, and DWB 35 is the bright streak-shaped nebula to the West of LBN 223. The dark nebula to the North is Barnard...
IC 4685

IC 4685

IC 4685 Constellation: Sagittarius IC 4685 is a blue nebula around the variable start 11 Sgr in the constellation of Sagittarius. It is crossed by the dark nebulae, Barnard 302 and 303. To the left, one can see NGC 6995, which is a star forming region. Link to...
Westerlund 2

Westerlund 2

Westerlund 2 Constellation: Carina Westerlund 2 is a compact young star cluster in the constellation Carina. Its age is estimated around one or two million years. It contains some of the hottest, brightest, and most massive stars known. The cluster is located inside...
Messier 17

Messier 17

Messier 17 Constellation: Sagittarius Messier 17 (NGC 6618), also known as the Omega nebula, is an H II region in the constellation of Sagittarius. It is considered one of the brightest and most massive star-forming regions of our galaxy.  Messier 17 is located...