by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Feb 2, 2026
RCW 75 Constellation: Centaurus RCW 75 (a.k.a Gum 48a) is a faint emission nebula and H II region in the constellation Centaurus. It is located about 5’350-6’500 Ly away. HD 115669 is the bright star located in the central part of RCW 75. It is associated...
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 11, 2026
NGC 2070 region Constellation: Dorado This image covers NGC 2070 (a.k.a the Tarentula nebula) and the region to its south. NGC 2070 is a large H-II region in the Large Magellanic Cloud, in the constellation of Dorado. The large star cluster to the East of NGC 2070 is...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Dec 28, 2025
IC 2177, The head of the Seagull nebula Constellation: Monoceros IC 2177 (a. k. a. Sh 2-292, RCW 2 and Gum 1) is an emission nebula (H-II region) in the constellation Monoceros. It is located about 3’800 Ly from Earth. The central bright star is HD 53367, which...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Dec 27, 2025
NGC 2264, The Christmas Tree cluser and Cone nebula Constellation: Monoceros This image covers the region near the Christmas Tree cluster and Cone nebula (NGC 2264) in the constellation of Monoceros. It also continas the Fox fur nebula. The objects are located about...
