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Sharpless2-313 - Planetary Nebula in Hydra652 viewsAbout 400 light-years away. Also known as Abell 35 or PN G303.6+40.0.
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NGC281 - PacMan Nebula, narrowband version650 viewsA narrowband version of the PacMan, obtained with a one-shot color CMOS camera and an IDAS NBZ nebula enhancement filter, with H-alpha mapped to red and O-III to blue.
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IC2177 - The Parrot Nebula649 viewsUsually known as the Seagull Nebula, but to me it looks more like a parrot. An HII region lying along the border between Canis Major and Monoceros.
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IC2118, the Witch Hunt Nebula648 viewsFaint reflection nebula in Eridanus, usually known as the Witch Head Nebula, but it doesn't look much like a witch's head in this view, shot with an IDAS NBZ nebula enhancement filter, so maybe this version is best titled the "Witch Hunt Nebula." About 900 light-years away; illuminated by the nearby supergiant blue-white star Rigel in Orion.
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Sharpless 2-82 - The Little Cocoon nebula in Sagitta648 viewsAlso known as the Little Trifid Nebula, LBN 129 and DG 159. Ionized by the B0.5V star HD 231616.
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IC405 - The Flaming Star Nebula in Auriga647 viewsNarrowband view of an emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Auriga north of the celestial equator, surrounding the bluish, irregular variable star AE Aurigae. About 1500 light-years away.
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Sharpless2-13646 viewsEmission nebula in Scorpius.
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NGC7000 - The North American Nebula645 viewsNarrowband image of an H-II emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus; only part of the nebula is visible since it is too large to fit entirely in the field of view of the telescope. 2,590 light-years distant and 90 light-years across.
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Sharpless 9 - Emission nebula in Scorpius644 viewsThere is also an area of reflection nebula (blue) around the star Sigma Scorpii, but the processing of this version doesn't reveal it very well. The globular cluster M4 is also in the field of view.
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NGC1499 - The California Nebula, narrowband version 643 viewsA more conventional narrowband rendition of the California Nebula, mapping H-alpha to gold and O-III to blue
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NGC 7023 - the Iris Nebula in Cepheus641 viewsA bright reflection nebula in the constellation Cepheus, about 1300 light-years away. Actually NGC 7023 is the star cluster inside the nebula, which is properly designated LBN 487.
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NGC7635 - The Bubble Nebula - H-alpha enhanced version641 viewsAn emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia. The "bubble" is created by the stellar wind from a hot, massive star within a molecular cloud which contains the expansion of the bubble, preventing it from dissipating, and is also itself excited by the star. The nebula is 7 light years across and 7100 light-years away.
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