Sharpless-308, the Dolphin Nebula

Sharpless-308, the Dolphin Nebula

by | Feb 4, 2022 | Nebulae

Not far from Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, this cosmic scape shows the effects of several energetic events blown by the massive Wolf-Rayet star WR 6, located in the Cannis Majoris constellation. Sharpless-308, also known as the Dolphin Nebula, seems to...
The Medulla Nebula Supernova Remnant

The Medulla Nebula Supernova Remnant

by | Jan 29, 2022 | Nebulae

The Medulla nebula, also called Abell 85, LBN 576 and CTB-1, is a supernova remnant. CTB-1 is the expanding gas shell that was left when a massive star toward the constellation of Cassiopeia exploded about 10,000 years ago. This deep sky object it’s pretty faint...
M78 and Barnard’s Loop

M78 and Barnard’s Loop

by | Jan 8, 2022 | Galactic Cirri, Nebulae

The M78 Nebula or NGC2068 is a reflection nebula that can be found in the Orion constellation. This constellation is well known to have huge HII regions with strong emissions. In this image we can see part of the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex: the Barnard’S...
NGC 1788 and the Cosmic Bat

NGC 1788 and the Cosmic Bat

by | Jan 5, 2022 | Galactic Cirri, Nebulae

The Orion constellation is full of amazing nebulae such as the Great Orion Nebula (M42), the Horsehead Nebula and IC434, or the M78 nebula (see this recent wide field image of this area https://astrocat.info/orion-nebulae-and-barnards-loop/ ). Hidden in the outskirts...
IC 1805, Heart Nebula

IC 1805, Heart Nebula

by | Dec 8, 2021 | Nebulae

In the Perseus arm of our galaxy we find two spectacular nebulae, the Heart (IC 1805) and Soul (IC1848) nebulae. Located around 7,500 light years away from us both cover a wide region of the night sky, in the Cassiopeia constellation. Both nebulae have high emission...
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