The Pleiades
The Pleiades (M45) is a cluster of hot, young stars 444 light-years from Earth. The stars are passing through a
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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 Rosette Nebula
The centre of the Rosette is the birthplace a star cluster now just a few million years old, whose strong
The Pacman Nebula
An emission nebula that contains Bok globules, which are dark areas of gas and dust where stars form. The Pacman
The Moon
Our neighbour in space, the Moon’s craters and “seas” (dried lava plains) show up well when using a telescope. I