Abell 21 – The Medusa Nebula

Abell 21 – The Medusa Nebula Description: The Medusa Nebula, Abell 21 is a large planetary nebula in the constellation Gemini. It is only 4 light years in diameter (equivalent to the same distance from the Sun to the nearest other star) and is 1,500 light years...

Abell 39 – Planetary nebula

Abell 39 – Planetary nebula Description: Abell 39 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Hercules. With its 2.5 light-years radius, it’s relatively large for a planetary nebula, and it’s about 6,800 light years away from us. This shell of gas...

Veil Nebula

Veil Nebula Description: The Veil Nebula. A cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus. It is the material ejected during the explosion of a star as a supernova several thousand years ago. Image taken with a duoband filter isolating...

IC 410 – Tadpole Nebula

IC 410 – The Tadpole Nebula Description: IC 410, the Tadpole Nebula. A cosmic pool of gas and dust illuminated by a cluster of young, hot stars. The heads of these “tadpoles” are sculpted by the radiation of the stars in the cluster. Photo taken...

IC 417 – The Spider Nebula

IC 417 – The Spider Nebula Description: Here is the central portion of the Spider Nebula (IC 417) as my field of view is not wide enough to display the whole nebula. The blue region is an intense site of star formation. Its distance is estimated at 7,500...