Tag: emission nebula

  • NGC 6992

    NGC 6992

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    NGC 6992 is one of the brightest portions of the Veil of Cygnus, a large supernova remnant located in the constellation Cygnus, an estimated 1,200–5,800 light-years from Earth.The explosion that generated it dates back approximately 10,000–20,000 years, and the interaction of the shock wave with the interstellar medium produced filaments of ionized gas.The photo was…

  • M 16

    M 16

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    The Eagle Nebula, catalogued as M 16 is an emission nebula in the constellation of Serpens and inside it, in addition to the star cluster NGC 6611, there is also one of the most famous astronomical images: the Pillars of Creation.

  • NGC 6888

    NGC 6888

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    NGC 6888, also known as the Crescent nebula, is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, about 5000 light-years from Earth.It is formed by the stellar wind from the Wolf-Rayet star WR 136 (HD 192163), the brightest star at its center, colliding with the slower wind expelled by the star when it became a red…

  • NGC 2237

    NGC 2237

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    NGC 2237 or the Rosette Nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation of Monoceros, lighted by the open cluster NGC 2244 whose brightest stars are visible at the centre of the photo.

  • NGC 2024

    NGC 2024

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    NGC 2024 or Sh2-277 also known as the Flame Nebula, is an emission nebula in the constellation of Orion; the brightest star in the photo is Alnitak, one of the three stars of Orion’s belt.

  • NGC 896

    NGC 896

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    NGC 896 is an emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia, and it is the brightest part of a much larger nebula IC 1805.It is a region of recent star formation.

  • IC 63

    IC 63

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    In the center of the photo there is IC 63 (Sh2-185), an emission nebula illuminated by γ Cas (gamma Cassiopeiae), the overexposed star at the upper left, a blue giant, visible to the naked eye; at the lower left there is the nebula IC 59.The three objects are physically close together.IC 63 is also called…

  • NGC 2359

    NGC 2359

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    NGC 2359, also known as Thor’s Helmet Nebula, is an emission nebula located in the constellation Canis Major.

  • NGC 2264

    NGC 2264

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    The middle section of NGC 2264 in the Monoceros constellation.

  • NGC 7635

    NGC 7635

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    NGC 7635, also known as the Bubble Nebula, is located in the constellation Cassiopeia and consists of a bubble-shaped nebula generated by the stellar wind of a star at its center and which is expanding into a larger nebula.