IC 443, The Jellyfish nebula

IC 443, The Jellyfish nebula

IC 443, The Jellyfish nebula Constellation: Gemini This image covers the region of the Jellyfish nebula (IC 443), a supernova remnant, and IC 444 in the constellation of Gemini. IC 443 is about 5’000 Ly from Earth. IC 443 may be the remains of a supernova that...
IC 405, The Flaming Star nebula

IC 405, The Flaming Star nebula

IC 405, The Flaming Star nebula Constellation: Auriga This image covers the region near the Flaming Star nebula (IC 405, Sh2-229) in the constellation of Auriga. Link to interactive sky chart. The Flaming Star nebula is an emission and reflection nebula surrounding...
vDB 152

vDB 152

vDB 152 Constellation: Cepheus Van den Berg (VdB) 152 is an elongated molecular cloud in the constellation of Cepheus. It is about 1’400 Ly away. The dark nebula next to the blue reflection nebula (illuminated by the young stellar object BD+69 1231) is Barnard...
Messier 8, The Lagoon nebula

Messier 8, The Lagoon nebula

Messier 8, The Lagoon nebula Constellation: Sagittarius The Lagoon nebula (Messier 8, NGC 6523, Sharpless 25, RCW 146, and Gum 72) is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius. It is an emission nebula and has an H-II region. It is located between...
Sh2-132

Sh2-132

Sh2-132, the Lion nebula Constellation: Cepheus The Lion nebula (Sh2-132) is a rich H-II region with star clusters, emission nebulae, and dark dust regions. Located in the southern region of the constellation Cepheus, the Lion nebula is roughly 10’000 Ly from...