The Chinese Dragon Nebula is a star-forming region located approximately 5,000 light years away in the constellation Sagittarius (the Archer). It is part of the… Read More »Chinese Dragon Nebula (NGC 6559): A Dragon of Gas and Light
Hercules A is a bright radio source located over 2 billion light-years away in the constellation Hercules. The source corresponds to the supergiant elliptical galaxy… Read More »Hercules A (3C 348): A Giant Among Radio Galaxies
The Great Peacock Globular (Pavo Globular Cluster) is a bright globular cluster located approximately 13,000 light-years away in the southern constellation Pavo (the Peacock). With… Read More »Great Peacock Globular (NGC 6752): Bright Globular Cluster in Pavo
The Fried Egg Nebula (Hen 3-1379) is a nebula surrounding the yellow hypergiant star IRAS 17163-3907 in the constellation Scorpius. The expanding shell of gas… Read More »Fried Egg Nebula (Henize 3-1379): Expelled by a Hypergiant
The Seahorse Nebula is a large dark nebula located approximately 1,200 light-years away in the northern constellation of Cepheus (the King). It is catalogued as… Read More »Seahorse Nebula (Barnard 150): A Silhouette in Cepheus
The Fried Egg Galaxy is an unbarred spiral galaxy located approximately 72.4 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. It has an apparent magnitude of… Read More »Fried Egg Galaxy (NGC 7742): A Ring of Stellar Fire
The Chandelier Cluster is a globular cluster located approximately 28,400 light-years away in the southern constellation of Sagittarius (the Archer). With an apparent magnitude of… Read More »Chandelier Cluster (NGC 6723): Ancient Light in the Bulge