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...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Feb 3, 2026
IC 434 and the Horsehead nebula Constellation: Orion IC 434 is a bright emission nebula in the constellation of Orion. It is located about 1’260 Ly away and spans about 42 x 85 Ly. This is an H II region ionized by the nearby σ Ori multi-star system (located to...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Feb 2, 2026
PP 81 Constellation: Lupus PP 81* is a cometary reflection nebula hiding in the dark expanse of gas of Barnard 228, a large molecular cloud, in the constellation Lupus. Illuminating the nebulosity is the variable star HIP 77157, which is 518.54 Ly from Earth. Link to...
