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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Running Chicken – IC2944
Cat’s Paw Nebula – NGC6334
My photo taken in Namibia shows the Cat’s Paw Nebula in Scorpius. It is one of the most active star-forming regions in our Milky Way. The red glowing emission nebula consists of individual patches of nebulosity that are separated from
Read moreDragons of Ara – NGC6188
The battle of two dragons in the constellation Altar (Ara). However, their battle is only an illusion of dust and gas about 4000 light years away from us. The region is a very active star-forming region with young hot stars
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A seemingly bizarre complex of dust and gas appears with two bright blue reflection nebulae that complement the body of an anteater like bulging eyes. Weak legs spread out on either side. It also appears to be keeping an eye
Read moreEta Carinae Nebula – NGC3372
The sight of the Eta Carinae nebula in the southern night sky is unique; it is the brightest nebula in the sky. The light of its central star Eta Carinae is strongly attenuated by the nebula, and the nebula thus
Read moreTarantula Nebula – NGC2070
The bright Tarantula Nebula lies in one of our neighbouring galaxies, the Large Magellanic Cloud. It was visible to the naked eye in the southern sky in Namibia during clear nights. The nebula appears in the sky as the brightest
Read moreHorsehead Nebula- Barnard 33, IC 434
The Horsehead Nebula in the constellation of Orion is always impressive, appearing here in front of a large, red cloud of hydrogen. And coloured stars shine everywhere. The Horsehead Nebula is a black spot in the sky that could not
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Two nebulae shine in the winter evening sky, the Heart and Soul Nebula. Both are framed by the two open star clusters h- and Chi-Persei (bottom right) and by two slightly greenish shimmering planetary nebulae (top left). Heart and Soul
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