Nebulae


M1 Crab
6200 light years distant, remnant of a supernova observed in the year 1054 AD

M27 Dumbbell
1250 light years distant


M42 Great Orion
1600 light years distant

M57 Ring
2300 light years distant

M97 Owl
2600 light years distant

NGC 6826 "Blinking Eye"

Horse Head
( Dark area blocking a small part of the imission nebula IC 434 )
1600 light years distant

NGC 2392 Eskimo
5000 light years distant

IC 5146 Cocoon
4000 light years distant

NGC 6543 "Cat's Eye"
3000 light years distant



Bubble
11000 light years distant
About 10 light years in diameter

Bubble (M52 upper left and NGC 7538 upper right)

NGC 1893

NGC 1624

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