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Download QR code; Print/export ... Name Messier Catalogue [a] NGC [a] Other designation [a] ... List of planetary nebulae. 20 languages Add topic
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version ... The following articles contain lists of nebulae: List of dark nebulae; List of diffuse nebulae ...
The following is a list of NGC objects, that is objects listed in the New General Catalogue (NGC). It is one of the largest comprehensive astronomical catalogues for deep sky objects such as star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies. List of NGC objects (1–1000) List of NGC objects (1001–2000) List of NGC objects (2001–3000)
The New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars (abbreviated NGC) is an astronomical catalogue of deep-sky objects compiled by John Louis Emil Dreyer in 1888. The NGC contains 7,840 objects, including galaxies, star clusters and emission nebulae.
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A common name Images Names and designations 6: Bug Nebula: Sh2-6, NGC 6302, Bug Nebula, PK 349+01 1, Butterfly Nebula, RCW 124, Gum 60, Caldwell 69 8: NGC 6334: ESO 392-EN 009, Sharpless 8, RCW 127, Gum 64, NGC 6334 11: War and Peace Nebula: Sh2-11, NGC 6357, RCW 131, Gum 66, War and Peace Nebula 25: Lagoon Nebula: Sh2 25, RCW 146, Gum 72 ...
Caldwell advocates, however, see the catalogue as a useful list of some of the brightest and best known non-Messier deep-sky objects. Thus, advocates dismiss any "controversy" as being fabricated by older amateurs simply not able or willing to memorize the new designations despite every telescope database using the Caldwell IDs as the primary ...
A nebula that is visible to the human eye from Earth would appear larger, but no brighter, from close by. [6] The Orion Nebula, the brightest nebula in the sky and occupying an area twice the angular diameter of the full Moon, can be viewed with the naked eye but was missed by early astronomers. [7]