The Flying Bat and Squid Nebulae
Around 2000 light-years from Earth is the Flying Bat Nebula (Sh2-129), seen here as a huge cloud of red hydrogen
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The Crescent Nebula
The brightest part of this image is the Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888), around 5000 light-years from Earth. It was formed
The Lobster Claw Nebula
The Lobster Claw Nebula is large cosmic cloud around 11,000 light-years away. It’s mostly made from hydrogen, with some oxygen
The Shark Nebula
The Shark Nebula (LDN 1235) is a cloud of interstellar gas and dust spanning 15 light-years head-to-tail. It’s incredibly faint,
The Whirlpool Galaxy
Located 31 million light-years from Earth, the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) is gravitationally connected to another, smaller galaxy, leading to a
The Double Cluster
A pair of star clusters around 7500 light-years from Earth, but only a few hundred from each other. I’ve been
The Jellyfish Nebula
The Jellyfish Nebula is the remains of a high-mass star that exploded as a supernova sometime between 3000 and 30,000
The Pleiades
The Pleiades (M45) is a cluster of hot, young stars 444 light-years from Earth. The stars are passing through a
The Cave Nebula
The Cave Nebula (Sh2-155) lies 2400 light-years from Earth. Radiation from hot stars is compressing the gas, triggering waves of
The Lion Nebula
Officially known as Sh2-132, The Lion Nebula is around 10,000 light-years from Earth. Energetic stars are bombarding the surrounding gas