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Types of Nebulae | Galaxies, Globular Open Clusters A typical diffuse nebula is a few hundred light-years across (NGC 2264 shown; see also the Horsehead Nebula) Planetary Nebulae Planetary nebulae are shells of gas thrown out by some stars near the end of their lives Our Sun will probably produce a planetary nebula in about 5 billion years
Orion Constellation | Facts, Information, History Definition This nebula can be found a third of a degree from the Horsehead Nebula NGC 2023 is around 1,467 light-years away from Earth Monkey Head Nebula The Monkey Head Nebula, designated as NGC 2174, is an emission nebula classified as an H II region It is associated with the open cluster NGC 2175, also located in Orion
Andromeda Galaxy Facts - The Nine Planets The Andromeda galaxy is the largest galaxy in the Local Group, more than twice the size of the Milky Way Click for even more amazing facts and information
Aquarius Constellation | Facts, Information, History Definition The nebula was named after Saturn due to its superficial resemblance The apparent magnitude of the nebula is 8 0, having a radius of 0 2 to 0 4 light-years Helix Nebula The Helix Nebula, also designated as NGC 7293, is a planetary nebula discovered by Karl Ludwig Harding probably before 1824
Eta Carinae (η Carinae) | Facts, Information, History Definition Eta Carinae is engulfed by the Homunculus Nebula This nebula is embedded within the much larger Carina Nebula, a large star-forming H II region Carina was part of a larger constellation called the Argo Navis – this constellation represented the ship of Jason and the Argonauts The brightest star, Canopus, marked the ship’s keel
Merope Star | Facts, Information, History Definition The nebula is also named after Merope and sometimes it is referred to as Tempel’s Nebula – in honor of the German astronomer, Wilhelm Tempel, who discovered it in 1859 The diffuse reflection nebula is the brightest around Merope, where it has an apparent magnitude of 13 The rest of the nebula is fainter than magnitude 16
Trifid Nebula - The Nine Planets The Trifid Nebula gets its name from the three dark lanes the divide it The red part is an emission nebula powered by a bright triple star CC 24537; the fainter blue part is a reflection nebula surrounding a hot O-type star The Trifid Nebula is just 1 1 2 degrees from the much larger Lagoon Nebula AAT html (David Malin) AAT html (David Malin