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NGC 6357 is a diffuse nebula near NGC 6334 in the constellation Scorpius.The nebula contains many proto-stars shielded by dark discs of gas, and young stars wrapped in expanding "cocoons" or expanding gases surrounding these small stars.
James Webb Space Telescope NIRCam and MIRI composite image of the Wolf–Rayet star WR 124 and its surrounding nebula. The star's mass loss history is encoded in the structure of the nebula. The lack of spherical symmetry in the nebular structure points to random, asymmetrical ejections. The clumps of dust and gas highlight the star's strong wind.
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NGC 6445, also known as the Little Gem Nebula or Box Nebula, is a planetary nebula in the constellation Sagittarius. It was discovered by William Herschel on May 28, 1786. [ 6 ] The distance of NGC 6445 is estimated to be slightly more than 1,000 parsecs based on the parallax measured by Gaia , which was measured at 0.9740 ± 0.3151 mas.
The Rosette Nebula is an example of an unusual shape that an elephant trunk can assume. It has a double helix structure instead of the normal straight column. [ 10 ] The double helix is caused by the presence of magnetic fields and electric currents lined up along the trunk axis of the trunks.
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.
The Crab Nebula is a pulsar wind nebula associated with the 1054 supernova.It is located about 6,500 light-years from the Earth. [1]A near-Earth supernova is an explosion resulting from the death of a star that occurs close enough to the Earth (roughly less than 10 to 300 parsecs [30 to 1000 light-years] away [2]) to have noticeable effects on Earth's biosphere.
As one of the brightest galaxies in the sky, the Sculptor Galaxy can be seen through binoculars and is near the star Beta Ceti. It is considered one of the most easily viewed galaxies in the sky after the Andromeda Galaxy. [5] [8] The Sculptor Galaxy is a good target for observation with a telescope with a 300 mm diameter or larger. [8]