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The Horsehead Nebula

The Horsehead Nebula B 33 is a dark nebula that stands out over the emission nebula IC 434; at the bottom on the right there is the NGC 2023 nebula with the star HD 37903 in the center.

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NGC 7635

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.

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M 20

The nebula M 20 or NGC 6514, known as the Trifid nebula due to its shape, is located in the constellation Sagittarius.

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NGC 6995

The photo shows part of the Veil nebula, centered on NGC 6995, and it is the remnant of a supernova that exploded about 10,000 to 20,000 years ago.

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M 8

The Lagoon nebula, or M 8 or NGC 6523, is an emission nebula in the constellation Sagittarius and contains within it the open cluster NGC 6530.

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NGC 7293

NGC 7293 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Aquarius, known as the Helix nebula or also the eye of God.

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NGC 281

NGC 281 is a nebula in the Cassiopeia constellation, also known as the Pacman Nebula.

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The Rosetta Nebula

The Rosetta Nebula, C 49 or NGC 2237, is a diffuse nebula in Monoceros constellation.

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The Horsehead Nebula

The Horsehead Nebula, or IC 434, is a dark nebula in Orion constellation near the star Alnitak.

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The Orion Nebula

The Orion Nebula, or M 42 or NGC 1976, is a bright diffuse nebula just below the Orion belt at a distance of about 1300 years from us.