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The overall nebula with smaller hole shown in context. NGC 1999, also known as The Cosmic Keyhole, [1] [2] is a dust-filled bright nebula with a vast hole of empty space represented by a black patch of sky, as can be seen in the photograph. It is a reflection nebula, and shines from the light of the variable star V380 Orionis.
Dumbbell Nebula: M27: NGC 6853: 1764 1.36 +0.16 −0.21: 7.5 Vulpecula: Ring Nebula: M57: NGC 6720: 1779 2.3 +1.5 −0.7: 9 Lyra: Eskimo Nebula or Clown Face Nebula: NGC 2392: 1787 2.9 (approx.) 10.1 Gemini: Cat's Eye Nebula: NGC 6543: 1786 3.3 ± 0.9 9.8B Draco: Little Ghost Nebula: NGC 6369: 1800 (prior to) 2 ± 3 9.9 Ophiuchus: Medusa Nebula ...
List of Solar System objects most distant from the Sun; List of Solar System objects by size; Lists of geological features of the Solar System; List of natural satellites (moons) Lists of small Solar System bodies; Lists of comets; List of meteor showers; Minor planets. List of minor planets. List of exceptional asteroids; List of minor planet ...
NGC 2818 is a planetary nebula located in the southern constellation Pyxis (The Compass). It consists largely of glowing gases from the star's outer layers ejected during the final stages of its life when it had run out of the fuel necessary to sustain its core fusion processes.
NGC 6826 (also known as Caldwell 15) is a planetary nebula located in the constellation Cygnus. It is commonly referred to as the "Blinking Planetary", although many other nebulae exhibit such "blinking". When viewed through a small telescope, the brightness of the central star overwhelms the eye when viewed directly, obscuring the surrounding ...
The central star of the planetary nebula has a spectral type of [WC4], similar to that of a carbon-rich Wolf–Rayet star. [6] It is a pulsating star, meaning that its brightness varies regularly and periodically. In the case of NGC 1501's progenitor star, this is incredibly fast, with the star's brightness changing significantly in just half ...
IC 443 (also known as the Jellyfish Nebula and Sharpless 248 ) is a galactic supernova remnant (SNR) in the constellation Gemini. On the plane of the sky, it is located near the star Eta Geminorum . Its distance is roughly 5,000 light years from Earth.
NGC 3576 is a bright emission nebula in the Sagittarius arm of the galaxy a few thousand light-years away from the Eta Carinae nebula. It is also approximately 100 light years across and 9000 light-years away from Earth. [3] It was discovered by John Frederick William Herschel on 16 March 1834. [4] This nebula has received six different ...