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TheVeil Nebula is a cloud of heated ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus, and makes up the visible portion of the Cygnus Loop, a large but faint supernova remnant, which exploded 5,000-8,000 years ago. 

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The Metamorphosis of Messier 8

“Located in the constellation of Sagittarius (The Archer), this giant cloud of glowing interstellar gas is a stellar nursery that is also known as the Lagoon Nebula. Although the name definitely suits the beauty of this object, “lagoon” does suggest tranquillity and there is nothing placid about the high-energy radiation causing these intricate clouds to glow. The massive stars hiding within the heart of the nebula give off enormous amounts of ultraviolet radiation, ionising the gas and causing it to shine colourfully, as well as sculpting the surrounding nebula into strange shapes. The result is an object around four to five thousand light-years away which, on a clear night, is faintly visible to the naked eye.”

TheEagle Nebula is a region of star formation, ranging at about 90 trillion kilometers long. To put to scale, that’s the equivalent of approximately 2,250,000,000 Earth’s. One of the large regions inside of the nebula is a star forming region referred to as “The Pillars of Creation” (seen above), which evidence suggests may have already been destroyed by a supernova that exploded some eight to nine thousand years ago. However, the light from this massive event will not reach Earth for another millennium. 

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The Carina Nebula is one of the largest diffuse nebulae in the sky, and contains several open star clusters within it’s boundaries. Measuring at nearly four times the size of the Orion Nebula, it is located in the Southern region of the Sky. Inside lies Eta Carinae, a luminous hypergiant star with a mass ranging from 100 to 150 times that of out Sun, and four million times as bright. 

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Supernova Remnants Throughout the Cosmos 

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TheTarantula Nebula, also known as NGC 2070, was thought to be a star until in 1751 when Nicolas Louis de Lacaille recognized its nebular nature. As an extremely luminous non-stellar object, it is so bright that if it were as close as the Orion Nebula, it would cast shadows on Earth. 

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TheCrab Nebula is a supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula found in the constellation of Taurus. At it’s center lies a neutron star 28-30km across, that emits radiation from gamma rays to radio waves. It is not visible to the naked eye, but can be seen using a telescope or binoculars.

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Galaxies From The View Of Hubble

Galaxy M106

TheHelix Nebula is a large planetary nebula located in the constellation of Aquarius. Sometimes referred to as the “Eye of God”, it is one of the closest planetary nebula to Earth. 

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TheOrion Nebula, seen in the photos above, is one of the most photographed and scrutinized objects in the night sky. Visible to the naked eye, it’s located just south of Orion’s Belt in the Constellation of Orion.

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Astronaut Bruce McCandless II Untethered Spacewalk (February 7, 1984)

Arp 188 & The Tadpole’s Tail

Apollo 15 View Of A Crescent Earth From The Moon

Antennae Galaxies - Chandra Hubble Spitzer 

[3 Telescope View]

Andromeda Galaxy

Abell 3411 and Abell 3412

M83 - Barred Spiral Galaxy

Milky Way Galactic Bulge At Center

The Universe At A Glance

Tarantula Nebula

The Interstellar Clouds of Orion

NGC 4372 - Dark Doodad

M101 - Pinwheel Galaxy Various Views

M83 [NGC 5236] Southern Pinwheel 

[Kitt Peak Telescope]

M20 - Trifid Nebula

M16 - Nest Of The Eagle Nebula

NGC 6302

NGC 5195

NGC 5033

NGC 3918

A planetary nebula in the constellation of Centaurus 4,900 light years away…