NGC 7023 – The Iris Nebula Description: The Iris Nebula is a favorite among amateur astrophotographers because of its pretty blue hue and contrasting dark dust. It is a “reflection” nebula, that is, it does not emit light itself but rather reflects...
NGC 7129 – The Cosmic Rose Description: The Cosmic Rose is a reflection nebula surrounding an open cluster. The Spitzer Space Telescope has detected more than 130 “baby stars” in this region. The two pink spots at the top left of the nebula in this...
NGC 7380 – The Wizard Nebula Description: The Wizard Nebula (NGC 7380) is an emission nebula located approximately 7,200 light-years away in the constellation Cepheus. It is a large cloud of gas, mainly composed of hydrogen, in which new stars form, and which is...
NGC 7635 – The Bubble Nebula Description: Catalogued under NGC 7635, the Bubble Nebula is really special. With a diameter of 10 light years and 11,000 light years away from us, it is a mass of ionized hydrogen blown by the stellar wind of a young star (the...
SH2-129 and Ou4 – Giant Squid Nebula Description: Sh2-129, also known as the Flying Bat Nebula, is an HII emission nebula located about 1,300 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cepheus. Through this emission nebula, a planetary nebula can be seen,...
