Integrated Flux Nebula around M81 and M82

Integrated Flux Nebula around M81 and M82

The Bode’s Galaxy (M81) and the Cigar Galaxy (M82) lay some 12 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of the Great Bear (Ursa Major). M81, a grand design spiral galaxy, is gravitationally interacting with M82, a large galaxy with a filamentary...
Sculpted by strong winds and radiation, NGC 2237

Sculpted by strong winds and radiation, NGC 2237

The Rosette Nebula, NGC 2237,  is an amazing large HII region located in the Monoceros constellation. We call this object a “star nursery” because new stars are being born in it. The nebula lays some 5.000 light years away from us and measures 130 light...
Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, Milky Way

Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, Milky Way

This huge star forming area has different types of nebulae. The blue regions reflect the light, while the red and yellow regions are part of emission nebulae. This image was captured using a regular DSLR camera, not modified for astronomy use, and a zoom lens....
The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules

The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules

M13, the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, is an amazing spherical collection of stars tightly bound by gravity, which gives it this great density of stars. Several hundred thousand stars can be found in one of the most impressive clusters as seen from Earth....
Leo Triplet with tidal tail

Leo Triplet with tidal tail

The Leo Triplet, also called the M66 Group, is a small group of spiral galaxies located in the Leo constellation at approximately 35 million light-years. It’s composed of three major spiral galaxies: M65, M66 and NGC 3628 (Hamburger Galaxy). NGC 3628 has a...
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