One of the most beautiful objects in the northern sky is the Bubble Nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia, the conspicuous “W” in the sky. Inside the nebula shines an extremely hot star, about 400,000 times as bright as our sun.
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Bubble Nebula NGC7635
Seagull Nebula – IC2177
A seagull in the winter sky framed by extremely faint red wings leaves behind a small, bluish glowing, spider looking blob. The head of the gull is dominated by a single star which excites the surrounding gas and dust clouds
Read morePlanetary Nebula SH2-216
Sh2-216 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Perseus. With an apparent diameter of about 3 moons, it is one of the closest and largest planetary nebulae in the sky. However, it is difficult to photograph or observe due to
Read moreDark Doodat Nebula (Sandquist 149)
This comet-shaped molecular cloud, consisting of regions of dense gas and dust, lies in the constellation Muscat, the Fly. It is accompanied by the globular cluster NGC 4372. The Dark Doodat Nebula is one of the closest star-forming regions to
Read moreFlaming Star, Tadpole and Spaghetti Nebulae (IC405, IC410, SH2-240)
This ensemble of marvelous emission nebulae lies in the constellation of Auriga and Taurus. At the bottom right is the Spaghetti Nebula, at the top left the Flame Star Nebula and the Tadpole Nebula form the eyes of a nebula
Read moreElephant Trunk Nebula IC1396
North America and Pelican Nebula – NGC 7000 and IC 5070
In the summer sky at night, the North American Nebula NGC7000 is directly above us in the constellation Swan, accompanied by the Pelican Nebula (IC5070). Both nebulae are part of a larger interstellar cloud, which consists mainly of ionised hydrogen
Read moreGlobular Cluster NGC6397
Embedded in a dense star field, NGC 6397 is one of the closest globular clusters to us. Its stars are only a few lightweeks apart, while the star closest to us is over four light years away. Globular clusters are
Read moreSoap Bubble Nebula – PN G075.5+01.7
In the centre of the Swan lies a very faint nebula, the Soap Bubble Nebula. It is a transparent, almost perfect sphere and hangs in the night sky like a soap bubble floating in the wind. The soap bubble is
Read moreRunning Chicken – IC2944
My photo shows a bright nebula in the constellation Centaurus in the southern starry sky. With its characteristic shape, intertwined filaments, dark orbits and vivid colours, it is reminiscent of a running chicken. It consists mainly of hydrogen gas, which
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