The Cygnus Loop
The remains of a star that exploded as a supernova approximately 15,000 years ago. This was a tough image to
The remains of a star that exploded as a supernova approximately 15,000 years ago. This was a tough image to
A hydrogen-rich region of space in which light from young stars is warming the surrounding gas, leading to dense filaments
The centre of the Rosette is the birthplace a star cluster now just a few million years old, whose strong
An emission nebula that contains Bok globules, which are dark areas of gas and dust where stars form. The Pacman
Our neighbour in space, the Moon’s craters and “seas” (dried lava plains) show up well when using a telescope. I