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Sh2-112 Narrowband

Ron Brecher — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:16:00 +0000

Sh2-112 in Narrowband Click image for full size version July 1, 2026 Sh2-112 lies about 5.600 light years from Earth in Cygnus, the Swan It's not far from the North America Nebula, but twice as far away. This whole area of Cygnus is dominated by the Milky Way and is awash in faint nebulosity, as [...]

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NGC 7129

Ron Brecher — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 08:48:39 +0000

NGC 7129 Click image for full size version September 8, 2023 NGC 7129 is located in the constellation Cepheus. NGC 7129 has two parts: an open cluster, and pretty surrounding nebulosity. The open cluster is a group of stars that formed together, and are gradually drifting apart. The nebula surrounding the cluster is of [...]

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NGC 1579, The Northern Trifid Nebula

Ron Brecher — Sun, 13 Feb 2022 20:40:49 +0000

NGC 1579, The Northern Trifid Nebula Click image for full size version February 13, 2022 NGC 1579 is known as the Northern Trifid Nebula. It is smaller and further away than its namesake, lying 2,100 light years away in the constellation Perseus. It is about 3 light years across and contains both reddish and blue [...]

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Sh2-132 Emission Nebula

Ron Brecher — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 20:21:10 +0000

Sh2-132 Click image for full size version August 21, 2018 Sh2-132 is one of the 312 bright emission nebulae catalogued by Stewart Sharpless. This large area of emission nebula in the constellation Cepheus glows from the characteristic red light of ionized hydrogen. Sh2-132 is about 1,200 light years away. Dark patches within it are due [...]

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IC 1396

Ron Brecher — Sat, 01 Jul 2017 15:19:23 +0000

IC 1396 Click image for full size version July 1, 2017, Sky & Telescope October 2017 IC 1396 is a large cloud of faintly glowing gas, composed mainly of hydrogen. It is a huge object in the sky, with a diameter more than six times that of the Moon. That's because it is both relatively close to [...]

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The Heart Nebula

Ron Brecher — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 03:41:52 +0000

The Heart Nebula Click image for full size version December 11, 2016 The Heart Nebula is a large complex cloud of glowing gas in Cassiopeia. It is catalogued as IC1805 and Sh2-190. The so-called Fishhead Nebula (IC1795 or NGC896) is at lower right. The Heart Nebula lies near the Soul Nebula (IC1848). Both are located about 7,500 light [...]

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The Rosette Nebula

Ron Brecher — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 19:37:06 +0000

The Rosette Nebula Click image for full size version December 7, 2016, Amateur Astronomy Picture of the Day, March 9, 2017, Sky & Telescope, March 2018 This gorgeous donut is the Rosette Nebula. It's very large and diffuse, and contains open cluster NGC2244, which is smack dab in the middle of the Rosette. It lies [...]

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Sh2-46 Emission Nebula

Ron Brecher — Sat, 25 Jun 2016 19:44:18 +0000

Sh2-46 Emission NebulaClick image for full size versionJune 25, 2016The nebulae in the Sharpless catalogue range from tiny to huge, and from extremely dim to bright. Sh2-46 is is sort of in the middle of the pack; neither very bright nor very dim; and intermediate in size. It lies in Serpens, and is around 2,000 light [...]

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NGC6357

Ron Brecher — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 03:50:00 +0000

NGC6357Click image for full size versionFebruary 10, 2016 - Collaboration with Brett SoamesNGC6357 is a bright, diffuse emission nebula in Scorpius. It is sometimes referred to as the “War and Peace Nebula” because images in infrared light appear to show a dove and a skull shape within it. Others call it the Lobster Nebula. This object [...]

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vdB 136, Yellow Reflection Nebula

Ron Brecher — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 16:15:10 +0000

vdB 136, Yellow Reflection NebulaClick image for full size versionAugust 28, 2015This image shows an unusual yellow reflection nebula, the first I have imaged. Light from the red giant star in the centre is being reflected in our direction by particles of soot and gas behind the star, giving the diffuse yellow glow of vdB 136. [...]

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