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  2. Nebula - Wikipedia

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    The term was coined by Steve Mandel who defined them as "high galactic latitude nebulae that are illuminated not by a single star (as most nebula in the plane of the Galaxy are) but by the energy from the integrated flux of all the stars in the Milky Way. As a result, these nebulae are incredibly faint, taking hours of exposure to capture.

  3. NGC 6357 - Wikipedia

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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. It is also known as the Lobster Nebula.

  4. NGC 281 - Wikipedia

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    IC 11, Sh2-184, [3] Sharpless 184, [1] LBN 616, LBN 123.17-06.28, Pacman Nebula See also: Lists of nebulae NGC 281 , IC 11 or Sh2-184 is a bright emission nebula and part of an H II region in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia and is part of the Milky Way 's Perseus Spiral Arm .

  5. List of largest nebulae - Wikipedia

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    The Ring Nebula is located in the lower right of the image Gum Nebula: 809–950 ly (248–291 pc) [16] [17] Emission nebula: Extends about 36° of the sky Bubble Nebula (NGC 6822) 758 ly (232 pc) [18] [19] [20] H II region: The Bubble Nebula is located in the upper left of the image NGC 6188: 600 ly (180 pc) [21] Emission nebula: NGC 592

  6. List of NGC objects - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. NGC 6445 - Wikipedia

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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.

  8. Messier 22 - Wikipedia

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    It was an object first noted of interest using the IRAS satellite by Fred Gillett and his associates in 1986, as a pointlike light source [d] [16] and its nature was found in 1989 by Gillett et al. [17] The planetary nebula's central star is a blue star. The nebula, designated GJJC1, is likely about only 6,000 years old. [3]

  9. Category:Nebulae - Wikipedia

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