

Messier 13 - Hercules Globular Cluster623 views145 light-years in diameter, consisting of several hundred thousand stars, this is the most famous globular cluster in the Northern Hemisphere and is about 22,000 miles from Earth.
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IC4592 - Blue Horsehead Nebula 621 viewsReflection nebula in the constellation Scorpius, lit by the giant septuple star Jabbah (Nu Scorpii). This photo shows only part of the nebula, so the horsehead shape is not evident here.
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Messier 39 - Open Cluster in Cygnus619 viewsAn open cluster in the constellation Cygnus the Swan; distance 1010 light-years.
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NGC 6946 - The Fireworks Galaxy615 viewsA face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Cepheus, near its border with Cygnus, about 1/3 to 1/2 as big as the Milky Way, but with a high rate of star formation, making it a spectacular starburst galaxy. About 25 million light-years from Earth and 40,000 light-years in diameter.
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M5 - Globular cluster in Serpens615 viewsA globular cluster - one of the largest known, with a radius of 200 light-years - in the constellation Serpens. Distance from Earth is about 24,500 light-years.
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Westerhout 5, The Soul Nebula613 viewsEmission nebula in Cassiopeia, 7500 light-years away. Also known as Sharpless 2-199, LBN 667 and IC 1848, although the last is properly the designation of a star cluster within the nebula. Eastern neighbor of the Heart Nebula.
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M81 Group of Galaxies610 viewsM81, Bode's Galaxy, M82, the Exploding Cigar Galaxy; 12 million light-years distant in Ursa Major; plus NGC3077 as an added bonus
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Messier 81 and 82608 viewsThese two galaxies are found in the constellation Ursa Major and are about 12 million light-years away. The larger one, M81, is also known as Bode's Nebula; the smaller is known as the Cigar Galaxy, although it's a funny kind of cigar because it looks like it's lit in the center rather than at one end. Maybe it's an exploding cigar. Yes - that's it! It's a starburst galaxy, with an abnormally high rate of star formation in the center!
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NGC 869 and 884 - The Double Cluster in Perseus606 viewsOver 7500 light-years away, these twin open clusters each contain over 300 blue-white supergiant stars; they are about 13 million years old.
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NGC 7000, North American Nebula, Cygnus Wall605 viewsThe Cygnus Wall is a section of the North American Nebula, but it doesn't resemble the Florida-like structure usually seen with NGC7000 because the filter used for this photo gives a different view than regular broadband shots.
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M1 - The Crab Nebula600 viewsRemnant of a supernova observed by the Chinese in 1054 AD. Found in the constellation Taurus, about 6500 light-years from Earth.
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M27, The Dumbbell Nebula593 viewsThe first planetary nebula to be discovered, the Dumbbell is 1227 light-years from Earth in the constellation Vulpecula.
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