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3000-6000
Ant Nebula
Planetary Nebula
1.6' x 0.6'
~1.6 ly
Norma
16h 17.2'
-51� 59'
Sh 2-276
1600
Barnard's Loop
Emission Nebula
10'
300 ly
Orion
5h 31'
-04� 54'
ESO 172-07
5000
Boomerang Nebula
Bow Tie Nebula
Emission Nebula
Centaurus
polarized
12h 44.6'
-54� 31'
0.7'
~1 ly
NGC 40
10.7
3700
Bow Tie Nebula
Planetary Nebula
wide
x-ray
sharp
1.2'
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Cepheus
0h 13'
+72� 33'
NGC 7635
8.5
11,300
Bubble Nebula
Planetary Nebula
zoom
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wide
star BD+602522
right next to M52
2.6'
~10ly
Cassiopeia
23h 20.8'
+61� 11'
NGC 6302
13
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Butterfly Nebula
Bug Nebula
Planetary Nebula
zoom
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wide
0.8'
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Scorpio
17h 13.7'
-37� 06'
OH231.8+4.2
9.5
5000
Calabash Nebula
Rotten Egg Nebula
Planetary Nebula
1'
~1.4 ly
Puppis
7h 42.3'
-14� 42
NGC 1499
1000
California Nebula
Emission Nebula
Perseus
4h 03.6'
+36� 25'
145'x40'
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Cas A
3C461
10,000
Cassiopeia A
Supernova Remnant
Cassiopeia
zoom
Brightest radio source
beyond our solar system
23h 23.4'
+58� 48'
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~10 ly
NGC 6543
8.1
3600
Cat's Eye Nebula
Planetary Nebula
x-ray comp.
.3'x5.8'
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Draco
17h 58.6'
+66� 38'
NGC 2264
4
2500
Cone Nebula
Diffuse Nebula
zoom pic
1�
~7 ly
Monoceros
6h 41'
+09� 53'
M1
NGC 1952
8.4
6300
Crab Nebula
Supernova Remnant
giant
1054 Supernova
6' x 4'
~10 ly
Taurus
5h 34.5m
+22� 01'
NGC 6888
4700
Crescent Nebula
Emission Nebula
zoom pic
20'x10'
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Cygnus
20h 12.2'
+38� 20
NGC 1514
10.8
4300
Crystal Ball Nebula
Planetary Nebula
wide pic
2.2'
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Taurus
4h 09.7'
+30� 47'
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25,000
Double-Helix Nebula
Emission Nebula
Sagittarius
only 300 ly
from the center
of the Galaxy
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~80 ly
M27
NGC 6853
7.4
1250
Dumbbell Nebula
Planetary Nebula
zoom pic
among brightest
8' x 6'
~10 ly
Vulpecula
19h 59.6'
+22� 43'
M16
NGC 6611
6.4
7000
Eagle Nebula
zoom 1
zoom 2
zoom 3
30'
~65 ly
Diffuse Nebula IC 4703
Serpens
18h 18.8'
-13� 47'
M16
Type E Open Cluster
~7'
~15 ly
NGC 3132
8
2000
Eight Burst Nebula
Planetary Nebula
1.4'x0.9'
~0.4 ly
Vela
10h 07'
-40� 26'
CRL 2688
3000
Egg Nebula
Planetary Nebula
polarized
30'x15'
~0.2 ly
Cygnus
21h 02.3'
+36 41'
IC 1396
3.5
3000
Elephant Trunk Nebula
Emission Nebula
Cepheus
mapped color
21h 39.1'
+57� 30'
170'
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NGC 2392
5000
Eskimo Nebula
Planetary Nebula
1'
~1.5 ly
Gemini
7h 29.2'
+20� 54'
NGC 3372
1.0
~10,000
Eta Carinae
Keyhole Nebula
Great Carina Nebula
Emission Nebula
Carina
alt pic
zoom 1
zoom 2
wide detail
centered around
star, Eta Carinae
10h 43.8'
-59� 52'
120'
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Collinder 228
4.4
~7500
Open Cluster
14'
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Carina
10h 43.0'
-60� 01'
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