

NGC6334 - Cat's Paw Nebula523 viewsAn emission nebula and star-forming region in the constellation Scorpius; distance from Earth is about 5500 light-years. Also known as Gum 64 or the Bear Claw Nebula.
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IC2118, the Witch Hunt Nebula523 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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NGC 1499 - The California Nebula521 viewsAn emission nebula in the constellation Perseus, so called because it resembles the State of California in shape (though not in this image). About 1000 light-years from Earth.
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M20 - The Trifid Nebula520 viewsA combination of an open cluster of stars, an emission nebula (the lower, red portion), a reflection nebula (the upper, blue portion) and a dark nebula (which accounts for the gaps dividing the nebula into lobes). About 5000 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius.
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NGC1499 - The California Nebula, narrowband version 520 viewsA more conventional narrowband rendition of the California Nebula, mapping H-alpha to gold and O-III to blue
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M18 and M17 together515 viewsTwo Messier objects - M18, a sparse open cluster, at left, 4230 light-years away; and M17, the Swan or Omega Nebula, at right, 5 to 6 thousand light-years distant, both in Sagittarius.
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NGC6960 - The Western Veil Nebula515 viewsPart of the Cygnus Loop, a supernova remnant in Cygnus. Also known as the Witches’ Broom.
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NGC 7023, the Iris Nebula515 viewsReflection nebula in Cepheus. Actually the nebula is LBN 487, and NGC 7023 is a star cluster within the nebula. 1300 light-years away and 6 across.
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NGC 1977, The Running Man Nebula in Orion513 viewsA reflection nebula embedded in a bright HII region, Sh2-171, found in Orion's Sword near the Great Orion Nebula M42. Sh2-171 also includes two other nebulae and the star cluster NGC-1981.
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NGC2237 - The Rosette Nebula510 viewsEmission Nebula / HII region in Monoceros, with open cluster NGC 2244 in center of nebula.
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M20 - the Trifid Nebula (narrowband)505 viewsAn emission/reflection nebula in Sagittarius. About 4100 light-years from Earth.
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IC5146 - The Cocoon Nebula504 viewsEmission/reflection nebula in Cygnus, surrounded by dark nebula Barnard 168 (B168) which also appears as a trail behind the Cocoon
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