The Jellyfish Nebula
Overview The Jellyfish Nebula was formed around 30,000 years ago, when a high-mass star reached the end of its life
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The Iris Nebula
Overview The Iris is a reflection nebula, a cloud of gas and dust illuminated by a central star. It’s six
Hercules Globular Cluster (M13)
Overview A collection of 100,000 stars, packed together 100 times more densely than the stars in our Sun’s stellar neighbourhood.
The Pinwheel Galaxy
Overview The Pinwheel Galaxy, also known as M101, is a spiral galaxy that we’re seeing face-on. It’s 21 million light-years
The Bode and Cigar galaxies (M81 & M82)
Overview A pair of galaxies almost 12 million light-years from Earth. Bode (right) is a spiral, and its gravity is
NGC 7822
Overview An emission nebula around 3000 light-years from Earth, NGC 7822 is the birthplace of new stars. Their strong stellar
The Orion Nebula
Overview The Orion Nebula, also known as M42, is a a star factory. Located 1400 light-years from Earth, it’s the
The Soul Nebula
Overview A star-forming nebula spanning 100 light-years. The star cluster within the nebula is officially known as IC 1848. Background This
The Heart Nebula
Overview The Heart Nebula (IC 1805) is a collection of glowing hydrogen gas clouds, 200-light years across and 7500 light-years
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