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NGC 104 (47 Tucanae):
Information at SEDS,
a globular cluster in Tucana
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (76 K) of a medium-big sized image from astrosurf.com (207 K)
A medium sized image at NASA (78 K)
Omega Centauri (NGC 5139):
Information at SEDS,
a globular cluster
Images:
A medium-big sized image from astrosurf.com (134 K)
A medium sized image (85 K) and a medium-big sized image at NASA (321 K)
A medium sized image by Steve Mandel (145 K)
NGC 6752:
Information at SEDS,
a globular cluster in Pavo
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (95 K) of a medium-big sized image by the Anglo-Australia Observatory (170 K)
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (306 K) of a huge image by Damian Peach (2.7 MB)
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (503 K) of a huge image by the European Southern Observatory (1.9 MB)
NGC 6934:
Information at SEDS,
a globular cluster in Delphinus
Images:
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (391 K) of a big sized image by the Hubble Space Telescope (652 K)
NGC 265:
Information at Wikipedia.com,
an open cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud in Tucana
Images:
A big image by the Hubble Space Telescope (683 K)
NGC 346:
Information from NASA,
an open cluster embedded in a nebula in the Small Magellanic Cloud in Tucana
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (125 K) of a huge image by the Hubble Space Telescope (1.1 MB)
NGC 869 and NGC 884:
Information at SEDS,
a double open cluster in Perseus
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (267 K) of a huge image by Roth Ritter (1.8 MB)
The Jewel Box (NGC 4755):
Information at Wikipedia.com,
an open cluster in Crux
Images:
A big image by the European Southern Observatory (585 K)
The Witch's Broom Nebula of the Veil Nebula (NGC 6960):
Information at SEDS,
a supernova remnant in the west end of the Veil Nebula in Cygnus
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (79 K) of a big image at NASA (544 K)
A medium sized, reduced K version (161 K) of a big image from the Kitt Peak National Observatory (740 K)
The Veil Nebula (NGC 6992):
Information at SEDS,
a supernova remnant in Cygnus
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (90 K) of a big image from the National Opitical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) (2.3 MB)
A medium sized, reduced K version (79 K) of a big image by Mikael Svalgaard (515 K)
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (249 K) of a huge image by Joaquin Ferreiros (1.6 MB)
LMC N49:
Information at Hubblesite.org,
a supernova remnant
Images:
A medium sized version (65 K) of a big image at NASA (928 K)
Jellyfish Nebula (IC 443):
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a supernova remnant in Gemini
Images:
A medium-big sized version (79 K) of a huge image at Emil Ivanov's website (1.2 GB)
Wolf-Rayet Star 124:
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a supernova remnant in Sagitta
Images:
A medium-big sized version (174 K) of a huge image by the Hubble Space Telescope (337 K)
The Vela Nebula (NGC 6992):
Information at Wikipedia.com and
Information at Bill Blair's website,
a supernova remnant in Vela
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (76 K) of a huge image at NASA (1.25 MB)
A medium sized, reduced K version (100 K) of a huge image by Bert Van Donkelaar (3.6 MB)
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (418 K) of a big image by Marco Lorenzi (531 K)
A medium sized, reduced K version (96 K) of a big image by the European Southern Observatory (785 K) of the Pencil Nebula (NGC 2736) part.
SNR 0509-67.5:
Information at Wikipedia.com and
Information at NASA,
a supernova remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Images:
A big image by the Hubble Space Telescope (267 B)
A medium sized, reduced K version (85 K) of a big image at the Chandra website (711 K)
Spaghetti Nebula (Simeis 147, Sh2-240):
Information at Wikipedia.com and
Information at NASA,
a supernova remnant at the border of Auriga and Taurus
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (257 K) of a huge image by the Hubble Space Telescope (4.6 MB)
A medium sized, reduced K version (138 K) of a huge image by the Hubble Space Telescope (1.4 MB)
A med-big sized image by Nobuhiko Miki (622 K)
The Stingray Nebula (Henize 1357):
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a planetary nebula
Images:
A medium sized version (16 K) and a huge image at NASA (215 K)
The Hourglass Nebula (MyCn18):
Information at SEDS,
a planetary nebula
Images:
A medium sized version (37 K) and a huge image at NASA (470 K)
Jones-Emberson 1 (PK 164+31.1):
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a planetary nebula in Lynx
Images:
A med-big sized image from the Calar Alto Observatory (87 K)
Hubble 5:
Information at Hubblesite.org,
a planetary nebula
Images:
A medium-big sized image by the Hubble Space Telescope (62 K)
M2-9 (The Butterfly Nebula):
Information at Hubblesite.org,
a planetary nebula
Images:
A big image by the Hubble Space Telescope (231 K)
A medium sized, reduced K version (26 K) and a big image at NASA (169 K)
Mz 3 (Ant Nebula):
Information at the Hubble Heritage Project,
a planetary nebula
Images:
A medium sized version at NASA (36 K) of a big image by the Hubble Space Telescope (141 K)
The Egg Nebula (CRL 2688):
Information at SEDS,
a planetary nebula
Images:
A big image by the Hubble Space Telescope (70 K)
IC 418:
Information at the Hubble Heritage Project,
a planetary nebula
Images:
A medium-big sized image by the Hubble Space Telescope (29 K)
Medusa Nebula (Abell 21, Sharpless 274):
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a planetary nebula in Genimi
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (165 K) of a huge image by NOAO (6.5 MB)
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (277 K) of a huge image by Bob Franke (1.5 MB)
Abell 39:
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a planetary nebula in Hercules
Images:
A big image at NASA (40 K)
Abell 43:
a planetary nebula in Ophiuchus
Images:
A medium sized image from NOAO (91 K)
IC 4406:
Information at the Hubble Heritage Project,
a planetary nebula
Images:
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (95 K) of a by the Hubble Space Telescope (1.3 MB)
NGC 2346:
Information at SEDS and at the Hubble Heritage Project,
a planetary nebula
Images:
A medium-big sized image at NASA (96 K)
The Eskimo Nebula (NGC 2392):
Information at SEDS,
a planetary nebula
Images:
A medium sized image (47 K) and a huge image at NASA (498 K)
NGC 2438:
Information at SEDS,
a planetary nebula in Messier object M46 in Puppis
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (106 K) of a big image from the Insituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (489 K)
NGC 2440:
Information at the Hubble Heritage Project,
a planetary nebula
Images:
A medium sized image at NASA (21 K) and a medium-big sized image by the Hubble Space Telescope (110 K)
A big image by the Hubble Space Telescope (96 K)
NGC 2818:
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a planetary nebula in Pyxis
Images:
A medium-big sized version (86 K) of a huge sized image by the Hubble Space Telescope (1.5 MB)
NGC 3132:
Information at the Hubble Heritage Project,
a planetary nebula
Images:
A medium sized image at NASA (32 K) and a medium-big sized image by the Hubble Space Telescope (99 K)
A medium-big sized image by the Hubble Space Telescope (171 K)
NGC 3242:
Information at SEDS,
a planetary nebula
Images:
A medium sized image (45 K) and a big image at NASA (376 K)
NGC 4361:
Information at a NASA website,
a planetary nebula in Corvus
Images:
A medium sized image (55 K) of a big image from NOAO (157 K)
NGC 5189:
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a planetary nebula in Musca
Images:
A huge image by the Hubble Space Telescope (335 K)
A cropped, reduced K version (61 K) of a huge image from the Gemini Observatory (718 K)
NGC 5882:
Information at a NASA website,
a planetary nebula
Images:
A reduced K version (27 K) of a medium sized image at NASA (106 K)
NGC 6302:
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a planetary nebula
Images:
A big image from the Hubble Space Telescope (157 K)
A big image from the Hubble Space Telescope (135 K)
The Little Ghost Nebula (NGC 6369):
Information at the Hubble Heritage Project,
a planetary nebula in Ophiuchus
Images:
A medium sized image (41 K) and a big image at NASA (173 K)
The Red Spider Nebula (NGC 6537):
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a planetary nebula in Sagittarius
Images:
A med-big image by the Hubble Space Telescope (67 K)
A medium sized image (31 K) and a huge image at NASA (1.7 MB)
The Cat's Eye Nebula (NGC 6543):
Information at Hubblesite.org,
a planetary nebula
Images:
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (128 K) of a huged image from the Nordic Optical Telescope (790 K)
A big image by the Hubble Space Telescope (55 K)
A medium-big sized image by the Hubble Space Telescope (96 K) of the very center part
A medium-big sized image by Don Goldman (69 K)
NGC 6751:
Information at the Hubble Heritage Project,
a planetary nebula
Images:
A medium sized image at NASA (37 K) and a big image by the Hubble Space Telescope (82 K)
A big image by the Hubble Space Telescope (197 K)
NGC 6781:
a planetary nebula
Images:
A medium-big sized image from NOAO (150 K)
A big image from the European Space Observatory (261 K)
NGC 6826:
Information at Hubblesite.org,
a planetary nebula in Cygnus
Images:
A medium sized image at NASA (15 K) and a big image by the Hubble Space Telescope (60 K)
The Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888):
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a planetary nebula in Cygnus
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (88 K) of a big image by Chris Deforeit (433 K)
A cropped, medium sized, reduced K version (78 K) of a big image from NASA (1.7 MB)
The Saturn Nebula (NGC 7009):
Information at SEDS,
a planetary nebula
Images:
A medium sized image at NASA (31 K)
NGC 7027:
Information at SEDS,
a planetary nebula
Images:
A medium sized image by the Hubble Space Telescope (71 K)
A medium sized image by the Hubble Space Telescope (115 K)
A medium-big sized image by the Hubble Space Telescope (70 K)
The Helix Nebula (NGC 7293):
Information at SEDS,
a planetary nebula
Images:
A big image at NASA (85 K)
A medium sized, reduced K version (17 K) of a big image at Big Cigar Astronomy (1.2 MB)
A big image by the Hubble Space Telescope (63 K)
A medium sized, reduced K version (22 K) of a big image from NOAO (323 K)
A big, reduced K version (132 K) of a huge image by the European Southern Observatory (5.2 MB)
A big image by Martin Pugh (225 K)
The Blue Snowball Nebula (NGC 7662):
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a planetary nebula in Andromeda
Images:
A medium sized image at NASA (95 K)
The Soap Bubble Nebula:
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a planetary nebula in Cygnus
Images:
A medium-big sized image at NASA (211 K)
The Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33):
Information at SEDS,
a dark nebula in Orion
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (31 K) of a big image from the European Southern Observatory (891 K)
A medium-big sized image by the Hubble Space Telescope (52 K)
A medium sized image (81 K) and a big image from NOAO (367 K)
A medium sized image at NASA (66 K)
Barnard 68:
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a dark nebula in Ophiuchus
Images:
A medium sized image (37 K) and a medium-big sized image at NASA (942 K)
The Snake Nebula (Barnard 72):
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a dark nebula in Ophiuchus
Images:
A medium sized image by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (104 K)
A medium sized, reduced K version (91 K) of a huge image at Wikipedia.com (2 MB)
Dark Doodad Nebula:
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a dark nebula in Musca
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (208 K) of a big image by Andrey Oreshko (2.1 MB)
Coalsack Nebula:
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a dark nebula in Crux
Images:
A cropped, reduced K version (155 K) of a huge image by the European Southern Observatory (665 K)
The Witch Head Nebula (IC 2118):
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a reflection nebula in Orion
Images:
A medium sized image (52 K) and a big image at NASA (170 K)
A medium sized image at NASA (35 K)
A reduced K, medium-big sized version (201 K) of a big image by Gimmi Ratto and Davide Bardini (601 K)
NGC 1999:
Information at the Hubble Heritage Project,
a star-forming reflection nebula in Orion
Images:
A medium-big sized image by the Hubble Space Telescope (49 K)
NGC 2170:
Information at Anne's Astronomy News,
a reflection nebula and emission nebula in Monoceros
Images:
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (164 K) of a huge image from the Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter (752 K)
NGC 3603:
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a reflection nebula
Images:
A medium sized image (30 K) and a big image at NASA (409 K)
A medium-small sized, reduced K version (64 K) of a big image of the center region by the Hubble Space Telescope (639 K)
The Iris Nebula (NGC 7023):
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a reflection nebula in Cepheus
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (77 K) of a big image at Wikipedia.com (462 K)
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (533 K) of a huge image by Jimmy Walker (6 MB)
A medium-sized image by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (50 K)
VdB 152 (Wolf’s Cave, Ced 201, Barnard 175):
Information at Anne's Astronomy News,
a reflection nebula in Cepheus
Images:
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (149 K) of a big image by Jerry Lodriguss (354 K)
A huge image from the Kitt Peak National Observatory (527 K)
The Wizard Nebula (NGC 7380):
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a nebula in Cepheus
Images:
A big, reduced K version (181 K) of a huge image from NASA (1.5 MB)
A big, reduced K version (163 K) of a huge image from NASA (1 MB)
The Blue Horsehead Nebula (IC 4592):
Information at Anne's Astronomy News,
a nebula in Scorpius
Images:
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (186 K) of a huge image by Rogelio Bernal Andreo (1.7 MB)
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (190 K) of a huge image by Scott Rosen (826 K)
The Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405):
Information at Wikipedia.com,
an emission nebula in the central part of Auriga
Images:
A medium-big, reduced K version (41 K) of a big image at NASA (156 K)
A medium sized, reduced K version (179 K) of a big image by Jorge Garcia (1.7 MB)
A medium-big, reduced K version (93 K) of a huge image by Martin Pugh (1.4 MB)
IC 410:
Information at Anne's Astronomy News,
a star-forming emission nebula in the central part of Auriga
Images:
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (223 K) of a huge image by Mark Hanson (1.7 MB)
A medium sized, reduced K version (183 K) of a huge image by Jacob Bassøe (2.7 MB)
A cropped, medium sized, reduced K version (87 K) of a huge image by Gregg Ruppel (926 K)
The Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146):
Information at Anne's Astronomy News,
an emission, reflection and dark nebula in Cygnus
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (229 K) of a big image by Ken Crawford (1.2 MB)
NGC 604:
Information at SEDS,
a star-forming emission nebula in M33
Images:
A medium sized image (58 K) and a huge image by the Hubble Space Telescope (494 K)
A medium sized, reduced K version (70 K) of a big image at NASA (691 K)
The California Nebula (NGC 1499):
Information at SEDS,
an emission nebula in Perseus
Images:
A big image by Markus Nollerk (151 K)
A huge image by Robert Reeves (377 K)
The Flame Nebula (NGC 2024):
Information at Wikipedia.com,
an emission nebula in Orion
Images:
A huge image by the European Southern Observatory (311 K)
A medium sized image by Ray Gralak (126 K)
A big image by Philip Perkins (171 K)
Tarantula Nebula (NGC 2070):
Information at Wikipedia.com,
an emission nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud in Dorado
Images:
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (199 K) of a huge image by Damian Peach (4.9 MB)
A medium sized, reduced K version (117 K) of a huge image by European Southern Observatory (2.2 MB)
A medium sized, reduced K version (184 K) of a huge image by European Southern Observatory (15 MB)
Link to images at Wikipedia.com
Monkey Head Nebula (NGC 2174):
Information at NASA,
an emission nebula in Orion
Images:
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (60 K) of a big image by Dan Kowall (875 K)
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (376 K) of a huge image by the Hubble Space Telescope (1.8 KB) (an edge of the Monkey Head Nebula)
A huge image by Jason Ware (206 K)
The Rosette Nebula (NGC 2237):
Information at SEDS,
an emission nebula in Monoceros
Images:
A medium sized image (44 K) and a big image at NASA (149 K)
A medium sized, reduced K version (69 K) of a big image at Wikipedia.com (530 K)
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (140 K) of a huge image by Brian Lula (957 K)
Thor's Helmet Nebula (NGC 2359):
Information at Wikipedia.com,
an emission nebula
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (45 K) of a big image from NOAO (329 K)
A small, reduced K version (68 K) and a big version (498 K) of a huge image by the Mount Lemmon Sky Center (2.6 MB)
A medium sized, reduced K version (265 K) of a big image by Bob and Janice Fera (983 K)
A medium sized image by the Canadian France Hawaii Telescope (176 K)
Carina Nebula (NGC 3372, Eta Carinae Nebula):
Information at Wikipedia.com and
Information at SEDS,
an emission nebula in Carina
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (232 K) of a huge image by the European Southern Observatory and Danish 1.5-meter telescopes (1.9 MB)
A medium sized, reduced K version (134 K) of a huge image by the European Southern Observatory (1.7 MB)
A big image by the Curtis Schmidt telescope (302 K)
A medium sized, reduced K version (101 K) of a big image by Brad Moore (693 K) of the Keyhole Nebula inside the Carina Nebula
An image of a pillar in Carina Nebula is below
Link to images and videos at Wikipedia.com
NGC 6164:
Information at a NASA website,
a star forming emission nebula in Norma
Images:
A big version (360 K) of a huge image at NASA (3 MB)
A medium-big sized version (215 K) of a big image by Don Goldman at NASA (2.7 MB)
The Cat's Paw Nebula (NGC 6334):
Information at a NASA website,
a star forming emission nebula in Scorpius
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (50 K) of a big image by the European Southern Observatory (343 K)
A medium sized, reduced K version (116 K) of a huge image by the Victor Blanco Telescope (2.9 MB)
A cropped, medium sized, reduced K version (89 K) of a big image at NASA (330 K)
A medium sized, reduced K version (255 K) of a huge image by the European Southern Observatory (11 MB)
IC 1396:
Information at Anne's Astronomy News,
a star forming emission nebula in Cepheus
Images:
A big, reduced K version (238 K) of a huge image by Samuel Oschin Telescope (1.5 MB)
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (315 K) of a big image by Russell Croman (1.1 MB)
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (164 K) of a big image by the IPHAS Collaboration (3.8 MB)
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (359 K) of a huge by Juan Lozano de Haro (509) of the Elephant's Trunk Nebula part
The Fishhead Nebula (IC 1795):
Information at a NASA website,
a star forming emission nebula in Cassiopeia
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (57 K) of a huge image by Bill Snyder (870 K)
A medium sized, reduced K version (62 K) of a big image by Ken Crawford (390 K)
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (228 K) of a huge image by Bob and Janice Fera (965 K)
The Heart Nebula (IC 1805):
Information at Wikipedia.com,
an emission nebula in Cassiopeia
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (97 K) of a huge image by César Blanco González (3.2 MB)
A medium sized, reduced K version (118 K) of a big image at Wikipedia.com (390 K)
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (158 K) of a huge image by Terry Hancock (792 K)
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (194 K) of a huge image by Daniel Verloop (7.8 MB)
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (133 K) of a huge image by Keith Quattrocchi (860 K) of the central region
The Soul Nebula (IC 1848):
Information at Wikipedia.com,
an emission nebula in Cassiopeia
Images:
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (154 K) of a huge image by Bob Andersson (1.7 MB)
A medium-sized, reduced K version (74 K) of a huge image by Greg Sellek (1.6 MB)
The Prawn Nebula (IC 4628):
Information from the European Southern Observatory,
an emission nebula in Scorpius
Images:
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (170 K) of a big image by the European Southern Observatory (384 K)
A medium-sized, reduced K version (360 K) of a huge image by Marco Lorenzi (4.3 MB)
The Tulip Nebula (Sharpless 101 or the Cygnus Star Cloud):
Information at a NASA website,
a star forming emission nebula in Cygnus
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (67 K) of a big image by J-P Metsävainio (987)
A medium sized, reduced K version (76 K) of a huge image by Martin Pugh (1.7 MB)
Sharpless 308 (NGC 7635):
an emission and planetary nebula in Canis Major
Images:
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (197 K) of a big image by Jeff Husted (335 K)
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (195 K) of a huge image by Don Goldman (2.2 MB)
The Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635):
Information at Wikipedia.com,
an emission and reflection nebula in Cassiopeia
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (32 K) of a big image from NOAO (456 K)
A medium sized, reduced K version (36 K) of a medium-sized image by Russell Croman (146 K)
A medium sized, reduced K version (38 K) of a huge image at NASA (381 K)
North America Nebula (NGC 7700) (left in images) with the Pelican Nebula (IC 5067 and IC 5070) (right):
Information at Wikipedia.com (North America Nebula) and
at Information at SEDS (North America Nebula) and
at Information at Wikipedia.com (Pelican Nebula),
emission nebulas in Cygnus
Images:
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (95 K) of a huge image by Martin Pugh (2.7 MB)
A medium sized, reduced K version (111 K) of a huge image by Bob Franke (2 MB)
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (180 K) of a huge image by Danny Lee Russell (967 K)
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (48 K) of a huge image by Martin Pugh (1.4 MB) of the Pelican Nebula part
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (49 K) of a huge image at Calvin College (1.5 MB) of the North America Nebula part
NGC 7822:
Information at Wikipedia.com,
an emission nebula in Cepheus
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (354 K) of a huge image by Neil Fleming (3.3 MB)
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (387 K) of a huge image by Manuel Fernández Suarez (1.5 MB)
N44:
Information at Wikipedia.com,
an emission nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud in Dorado
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (97 K) of a huge image by the Gemini Telescope (1 MB)
A medium sized, reduced K version (171 K) of a huge image by the European Southern Observatory (8.8 MB)
Start-forming region Sharpless 2-106 Nebula (S106):
Information from the European Space Agency,
an emission and reflection nebula in Cygnus
Images:
A huge image by the Hubble Space Telescope (231 K)
A medium sized, reduced K version (111 K) of a huge image by the Suburu and Hubble Space telescopes (717 K)
The Tadpole Galaxy (Arp 188):
Information at a NASA website,
an unusual spiral galaxy
Images:
A medium sized image (34 K) and a big image from NASA (108 K)
A big, reduced K version (92 K) of a big image from NASA (3 MB)
ESO 510-13:
Information at the Hubble Heritage Project,
a spiral galaxy
Images:
A medium sized image (148 K) and a big image from NASA (511 K)
Silver Coin Galaxy (NGC 253, The Sculptor Galaxy):
Information at SEDS and
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a spiral galaxy in Sculptor
Images:
A medium sized image (59 K) and a big image from NOAO (583 K)
A big image by Angus Lau (185 K)
A medium sized image (121 K) and a big image from the Star Shadows Remote Observatory (3.2 MB)
Link to images at Wikipedia.com
NGC 891:
Information at SEDS,
an edge-on spiral galaxy in Andromeda
Images:
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (108 K) of a huge image by the Hubble Space and Subaru elescopes (732 K)
A medium sized image (60 K) and a big image from NOAO (247 K)
NGC 1097:
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a spiral galaxy in Fornax
Images:
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (348 K) of a huge image from the Star Shadows Remote Observatory (2.7 MB)
A big reduced K version (279 K) of a huge image from the European Southern Observatory (3.4 MB)
NGC 1232:
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a spiral galaxy
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (69 K) of a big image from the European Southern Observatory (886 K)
NGC 1300:
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a spiral galaxy in Eridanus
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (90 K) of a huge image by the Hubble Space Telescope (2.8 MB)
NGC 1309:
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a spiral galaxy in Eridanus
Images:
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (186 K) of a huge image by the Hubble Space Telescope (1.9 MB)
NGC 1672:
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a spiral galaxy in Dorado
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (54 K) of a huge image by the Hubble Space Telescope (1.8 MB)
NGC 2207 and IC 2163:
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a spiral galaxy in Canis Major
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (78 K) of a huge image by the Hubble Space Telescope (334 K)
NGC 2683:
Information at Wikipedia.com and
Information at SEDS,
a spiral galaxy in Lynx
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (43 K) of a huge image by the Hubble Space Telescope (2.6 MB)
NGC 2841:
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a spiral galaxy in Ursa Major
Images:
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (73 K) of a huge image by the Subaru and Hubble Space telescopes (2.2 MB)
NGC 3314:
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a pair of overlapping (in the line of sight) spiral galaxies
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (107 K) of a big image from the Hubble Space Telescope (2.4 MB)
NGC 3370:
Information at the Hubble Heritage Project,
a spiral galaxy
Images:
A medium sized image from the Hubble Space Telescope (78 K) and a big image at NASA (491 K)
NGC 3628:
Information at SEDS,
a spiral galaxy in Leo
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (16 K) of a big image at NOAO (275 K)
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (196 K) of a huge image by Alessandro Falesiedi (1.8 MB)
Needle Galaxy (NGC 4565):
Information at SEDS and
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices and
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (254 K) of a big image by Ken Crawford (2 MB)
A medium sized, reduced K version (29 K) of a huge image by the Kitt Peak National Observatory (501 K)
The Whale Galaxy (NGC 4631):
Information at SEDS,
a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (74 K) of a big image from the Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter (2.8 MB)
A medium sized, reduced K version (19 K) of a big image from NOAO (198 K)
NGC 4911:
Information at Hubble Heritage,
a spiral galaxy in the Coma galaxy cluster in Coma Berenices
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (71 K) of a huge image by the Hubble Space Telescope (5.7 MB)
NGC 4921:
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices
Images:
A big, reduced K version (210 K) of a huge image by the Hubble Space Telescope (4.4 MB)
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (115 K) of a huge image by the Hubble Space Telescope (8.7 MB)
Arp 271 (NGC 5426 and NGC 5427):
Information at Wikipedia.com,
two interacting spiral galaxies in Virgo
Images:
A medium-big sized image by the Gemini Observatory (76 K)
NGC 5584:
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a spiral galaxy in Virgo
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (90 K) of a big image by the Hubble Space Telescope (689 K)
NGC 5907:
Information at Wikipedia.com and
Information at SEDS,
a spiral galaxy in Draco
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (45 K) of a huge image from the Mount Lemmon Observatory (3.4 MB)
A medium sized, reduced K version (147 K) of a huge image from the Blackbird Observatory (1.4 MB)
NGC 6217:
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a spiral galaxy in Ursa Minor
Images:
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (161 K) of a huge image by the Hubble Space Telescope (10 MB)
NGC 6946:
Information at SEDS,
a spiral galaxy in Cepheus
Images:
A medium sized image (381 K) of a huge image by the Subaru Telescope (1.3 MB)
A medium sized image (185 K) of a huge image from NOAO (1.7 MB)
NGC 7049:
Information at Wikipedia.com
and Information at Anne's Astronomy News,
a spiral galaxy in Indus
Images:
A medium-big sized image (120 K) of a huge image by the Hubble Space Telescope (1.2 MB)
NGC 7742:
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a spiral galaxy in Pegasus
Images:
A big image by the Hubble Space Telescope (208 K)
Arp 273:
Information at Wikipedia.com,
two interacting spiral galaxies in Andromeda
Images:
A big image by the Hubble Space Telescope (111 K)
Hercules A (3C 348):
Information at Wikipedia.com and at NASA,
an elliptical galaxy in Hercules
Images:
A huge image by the Hubble Space Telescope and the Very Large Array Radio Observatory (185 K)
NGC 520:
Information at Hubblesite.org,
two interacting galaxies in Pisces
Images:
A big image by the Hubble Space Telescope (236 K)
NGC 660:
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a polar ring galaxy in Pisces
Images:
A big sized image (113 K) and a huge image from the Gemini Observatory (337 K)
Arp 243 (NGC 2623):
Information from NASA
and Information in a video from Spacetelescope.org,
two galaxies merged in the constellation Cancer
Images:
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (88 K) of a huge image by the Hubble Space Telescope (1.6 MB)
Arp 142 (NGC 2936 and NGC 2937):
Information at Hubblesite.org,
two interacting galaxies in Ursa Major
Images:
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (120 K) of a big image by the Hubble Space Telescope (571 K)
Arp 194:
Information from Hubblesite.org,
two interacting galaxies in Ursa Major
Images:
A medium-big sized image by the Hubble Space Telescope (109 K)
Arp 299 (NGC 3690):
Information at Wikipedia.com and
Information at Hubblesite.org,
two interacting galaxies in Ursa Major
Images:
A big image by the Hubble Space Telescope (310 K)
Arp 87 (NGC 3808):
Information at Spacetelescope.org and
Information from NASA,
two interacting galaxies in Leo
Images:
A big image by the Hubble Space Telescope (137 K)
Antennae Galaxies (NGC 4038 and NGC 4039) (Arp 244):
Information at Spacetelescope.org and
Information from Wikipedia.com,
two interacting galaxies in Corvus
Images:
A big image by the Hubble Space Telescope (431 K)
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (120 K) of a huge image by the Star Shadows Remote Observatory (307 K)
NGC 4214:
Information at the Hubble Heritage Project,
an irregular galaxy
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (45 K) of a medium-big sized image by the Hubble Space Telescope (241 K)
NGC 4449:
Information at SEDS,
an irregular galaxy in Canes Venatici
Images:
A medium-big sized image by the Hubble Space Telescope (96 K)
A medium sized, reduced K version (201 K) of a huge image by the Hubble Space Telescope (1.7 MB)
Mice Galaxies (NGC 4676) (Arp 242):
Information from Wikipedia.com,
two interacting spiral galaxies in Coma Berenices
Images:
A big image by the Hubble Space Telescope (70 K)
NGC 5128 (Centaurus A):
Information at Wikipedia.com,
an irregular galaxy in Centaurus
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (136 K) of a big image by the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (3.8 MB)
A medium-big sized image by the European Southern Observatory (298 K)
A medium sized, reduced K version (135 K) of a huge image by Tim Carruthers (2.4 MB)
Arp 81 (NGC 6622 and NGC 6621):
Information from NASA,
two interacting galaxies in Draco
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (55 K) of a big image by the Hubble Space Telescope (527 K)
Barnard's Galaxy (NGC 6822):
Information at SEDS,
an irregular galaxy in Sagittarius
Images:
A medium sized image (69 K) and a big image at NASA (314 K)
Small Magellanic Cloud:
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a dwarf irregular galaxy in the eastern section of Tucana
Images:
A medium-big sized, reducked K version (381 K) of a huge image by Bogdan Jarzyna (1.8 MB)
Large Magellanic Cloud:
Information at Wikipedia.com,
an irregular galaxy in Dorado and Mensa
Images:
A medium sized, reducked K version (189 K) of a huge image by Robert Gendler (1.2 MB)
and with labeling of astronomical objects (1.2 MB)
AM 0644-741:
Information at Wikipedia.com and
Information at Hubblesite.org,
a ring galaxy in Volans
Images:
A medium sized, reducked K version (72 K) of a huge image by the Hubble Space Telescope (493 K)
Hercules Cluster (Abell 2151):
Information at the University of Alabama,
a galaxy cluster in Hercules
Images:
A medium sized image (53 K) and a big image (216 K) from NOAO
A medium sized, reduced K version (67 K) of a big image (6.9 MB) by Ken Crawford
A medium sized, reduced K version (133 K) of a huge image (2.1 MB) by Tony Hallas
Hydra Cluster (Abell 1060):
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a galaxy cluster in Hydra
Images:
A medium sized image (61 K) and a medium-big sized image (88 K) at NASA
Coma Cluster (Abell 1656):
Information at SEDS and
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a galaxy cluster in Coma Berenices
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (146 K) of a huge image by the Hubble Space Telescope (34 MB)
A medium-sized image at NASA (40 K)
A big image at Wikipedia.com (336 K)
Virgo Cluster:
Information at SEDS,
a galaxy cluster in Virgo
Images:
A medium sized image at NASA (57 K)
A big image from the Hubble Space Telescope (279 K)
Perseus Cluster (Abell 426):
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a galaxy cluster in Perseus
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (193 K) of a huge image by R. Jay Gabany (1.6 MB)
Galaxies in Deep Space:
Information at Hubblesite.org,
a galaxies in deep space
Images:
A medium-big sized image by the Hubble Space Telescope (189 K)
Eta Carinae (Homunculus Nebula):
Information at SEDS and
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a massive, unstable star in Carina
Images:
A medium-big sized image by the Hubble Space Telescope (75 K)
A big image by the Hubble Space Telescope (106 K)
V838 Monocerotis:
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a star with a nebula expanding about it in Monoceros
Images:
A big image by the Hubble Space Telescope (61 K)
A medium sized, reduced K version (55 K) of big images by the Hubble Space Telescope (493 K) in various years
A 55-second video of the above images by the Hubble Space Telescope
Pillar and Jets HH 901/902 (Mystic Mountain):
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a dust–gas pillar in the Carina Nebula in the constellation Carina.
Images:
A huge image by the Hubble Space Telescope (347 K)
Bow Shock Near LL Orionis:
Information at the Hubble Heritage Project,
a nebula in Orion
Images:
A medium-big sized image by the Hubble Space Telescope (40 K)
NGC 602 and N90:
Information at Chandra and
Information at Wikipedia.com ,
a open star cluster in a nebula at the border of Hydrus and Tucana
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (100 K) of a huge image by the Hubble Space Telescope (1.9 MB)
NGC 2264 (Fox Fur and Cone Nebulas and Chrismas Tree Cluster):
Information at SEDS and
Information at Wikipedia.com,
a region consisting of emission and reflection nebulae,
an open star cluster,
and a dark nebula (Cone Nebula) in Monoceros
Images:
A huge image by European Southern Observatory (280 K)
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (144 K) of a huge image by the Subaru Telescope (1.8 MB)
A big, reduced K version (218 K) of a huge image by Rolf Geissinger (1 MB)
A medium sized, reduced K version (106 K) of a huge image by R Jay Gabany (2.1 MB)
A medium-big sized image by the Canda-France-Hawaii Telescope (150 K) of the Fox Fur Nebula
A medium sized, reduced K version (92 K) of a huge image by Russell Croman (662 K) of the Fox Fur Nebula
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (94 K) of a huge image by the Hubble Space Telescope (2.7 MB) of the Cone Nebula
Supernova 1987a Nebula Rings:
Information at the Hubble Heritage Project,
a supernova remnant
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (52 K) of a big image by the Hubble Space Telescope (328 K)
Sagittarius Star Cloud:
Information at the Hubble Heritage Project,
a section of the Milky Way in Sagittarius
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (80 K) of a medium-big sized image by the Hubble Space Telescope (375 K)
RS Pup:
Information at NASA,
a star in an emission nebula in Puppus
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (83 K) of a huge image by the Hubble Space Telescope (1.1 MB)
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (104 K) of a huge image by the Hubble Space Telescope (5.9 MB)
Herbig-Haro 110:
Information at Hubblesite.org and
Information at Anne's Astronomy News,
a Herbig–Haro object in Orion
Images:
A big image by the Hubble Space Telescope (219 K)
Surface Disk of Betelgeuse (Alpha Orionis):
Information at Hubblesite.org,
a red supergiant star in Orion
Images:
A medium sized image at NASA (15 K)
Abell 68:
Information from NASA and
Information from Spacetelescope.org,
gravitational lensing of a galaxy cluster in Vulpecula
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (260 K) of a huge image by the Hubble Space Telescope (2.6 MB)
Abell 2218:
Information at Wikipedia.com,
gravitational lensing of a galaxy cluster in Draco
Images:
A medium sized image at NASA (37 K)
R136:
Information at Wikipedia.com,
an open star cluster in the Tarantula Nebula (NGC 2070) in Dorado
Images:
A medium-big sized, reduced K version (234 K) of a huge image by the Hubble Space Telescope (11.4 MB)
Cosmic Horseshoe (LRG 3-757):
Information at Wikipedia.com,
an Einstein Ring in Leo
Images:
A medium sized, reduced K version (93 K) of a huge image by the Hubble Space Telescope (5.1 MB)
The Constellation Orion:
Information at Wikipedia.com,
an enhanced image of the constellation
Images:
A big, reduced K version (299 K) of a huge image by Rogelio Bernal Andreo (1.2 MB)
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