The Pleiades
Overview The Pleiades (M45) is a cluster of hot, young stars 444 light-years from Earth. The stars are passing through
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The Cave Nebula
Overview The Cave Nebula (Sh2-155) lies 2400 light-years from Earth. Radiation from hot stars is compressing the gas, triggering waves
The Rosette Nebula
Overview The centre of the Rosette is the birthplace a star cluster now just a few million years old, whose
The Pacman Nebula
Overview An emission nebula that contains Bok globules, which are dark areas of gas and dust where stars form. The
The Moon
Overview Our neighbour in space, the Moon’s craters and “seas” (dried lava plains) show up well when using a telescope.