NGC6888 Crescent Nebula – Floating through IC1318 Gamma Cygni and the Sadr Region
Fun facts Target Fun Facts: Part 1: Gamma Cygni Nebula, also known as the Sadr Region or IC 1318, is a very large diffuse emission nebula that can be seen around Sadr (Gamma Cygni), the star at the center of the Northern Cross, which marks the heart of Cygnus, the Swan. Despite the name, the […]
IC1848 Soul Nebula
Fun facts Westerhout 5 (Sharpless 2-199, LBN 667, Soul Nebula) is an emission nebula located in Cassiopeia. Several small open clusters are embedded in the nebula: CR 34, 632, and 634 (in the head) and IC 1848 (in the body). The object is more commonly called by the cluster designation IC 1848. W5, a radio […]
IC1318 Gamma Cygni Nebula (Butterfly Nebula)
Fun facts The Gamma Cygni Nebula, also known as the Sadr Region or IC 1318, is a diffuse emission nebula that can be seen around Sadr (Gamma Cygni). Sadr is one of the bright stars of the Northern Cross and it marks the heart of the celestial Swan. It is a white supergiant star with […]
NGC6979 Veil Nebula – Pickering’s Triangle
Fun facts The Veil Nebula is a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus. It constitutes the visible portions of the Cygnus Loop, a supernova remnant. In modern usage, the names Veil Nebula, Cirrus Nebula, and Filamentary Nebula generally refer to all the visible structure of the remnant, or even […]
NGC6992 Eastern Veil Nebula
Fun facts NGC6992 Eastern Veil (also known as Caldwell 33), whose brightest area is NGC 6992, trailing off farther south into NGC 6995 (together with NGC 6992 also known as “Network Nebula”) and IC 1340. It is one of the major portions of the Veil Nebula, that has acquired its own name and catalogue identifier. […]
SH2-155 Cave Nebula
Fun facts Sh2-155 is a diffuse nebula in the constellation Cepheus, within a larger nebula complex containing emission, reflection, and dark nebulosity. It is widely known as the Cave Nebula, though that name was applied earlier to Ced 201, a different nebula in Cepheus. Sh2-155 is an ionized H II region with ongoing star formation […]
Cygnus Loop Veil Nebula (NGC6960 Western Veil (Witch’s Broom), NGC6992 Eastern Veil & Pickerings Triangle)
Fun facts The Veil Nebula is a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus. It constitutes the visible portions of the Cygnus Loop, a supernova remnant, many portions of which have acquired their own individual names and catalogue identifiers. The source supernova was a star 20 times more massive than […]
NGC1977 Running Man Nebula
Target fun facts Sh2-279 is an HII region and bright nebulae that includes a reflection nebula located in the constellation Orion. It is the northernmost part of the asterism known as Orion’s Sword, lying 0.6° north of the Orion Nebula. The reflection nebula embedded in Sh2-279 is popularly known as the Running Man Nebula. Sh2-279 […]
NGC1499 California Nebula
Fun facts NGC1499 California Nebula is an emission nebula located in the constellation Perseus. Its name comes from its resemblance to the outline of the US State of California in long exposure photographs. It is almost 2.5° long on the sky and, because of its very low surface brightness, it is extremely difficult to observe […]
NGC7000 North America Nebula
Fun facts The North America Nebula (NGC 7000 or Caldwell 20) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, close to Deneb (the tail of the swan and its brightest star). It is named because its shape resembles North America. The North America Nebula covers a region more than ten times the area of the […]