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Media in category "Images of nebulae" The following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. ... The Eagle Nebula M16 Peering Into the Pillars Of Creation.jpg ...
Barnard 68 is a molecular cloud, dark absorption nebula or Bok globule, towards the southern constellation Ophiuchus and well within the Milky Way galaxy at a distance of about 125 parsecs (407 light-years). [2] It is both close and dense enough that stars behind it cannot be seen from Earth.
Minkowski 2-9, abbreviated M2-9 (also known as Minkowski's Butterfly, Twin Jet Nebula, the Wings of a Butterfly Nebula, or just Butterfly Nebula) is a planetary nebula that was discovered by Rudolph Minkowski in 1947. It is located about 2,100 light-years away from Earth in the direction of the constellation Ophiuchus.
Infrared image showing xi Persei's interaction with the nebula including a (red) shock wave in the gas and dust (upper left) The California Nebula was discovered by E. E. Barnard in 1884. By coincidence, the California Nebula transits in the zenith in central California as the latitude matches the declination of the object.
The Eagle Nebula is part of a diffuse emission nebula, or H II region, which is catalogued as IC 4703. This region of active current star formation is about 5700 light-years distant. A spire of gas that can be seen coming off the nebula in the northeastern part is approximately 9.5 light-years or about 90 trillion kilometers long.
The Ring Nebula is located in the lower right of the image Gum Nebula: 809–950 ly (248–291 pc) [31] [32] Emission nebula: Extends about 36° of the sky Bubble Nebula (NGC 6822) 758 ly (232 pc) [33] [34] [35] H II region: The Bubble Nebula is located in the upper left of the image NGC 6188: 600 ly (180 pc) [36] Emission nebula: NGC 592
Barnard's Loop (catalogue designation Sh 2-276) is an emission nebula in the constellation of Orion. It is part of the Orion molecular cloud complex which also contains the dark Horsehead and bright Orion nebulae. The loop takes the form of a large arc centered approximately on the Orion Nebula. The stars within the Orion Nebula are believed to ...
The images are either visible spectrum photographs, images taken at non-visible wavelengths and displayed in false color, video footage, animations, artist's conceptions, or micrographs that relate to space or cosmology. Past images are stored in the APOD Archive, with the first image appearing on June 16, 1995. [3]