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September 22 2009 20:42 UTC | Views: 42056 | Comments: 0
Posted by: Kochava in Sky Safari Slideshow
M27 - The Dumbbell Nebula
discovered by Charles Messier in 1764
M57 - The Ring Nebula
discovered by Antoine Darquier in 1779
M76 - The Little Dumbbell Nebula
discovered by Pierre Mechain in 1780
M97 - The Owl Nebula
discovered by Pierre Mechain in 1781
NGC 6543 - The Cat's Eye Nebula
as seen through Hubble Space Telescope
NGC 6302 - The Bug Nebula
as seen through Hubble Space Telescope
NGC 7027
as seen through Hubble Space Telescope
on the left: in infrared light; on the right: a composite of infrared and visible light
Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
Diagram of an "asymptotic giant branch" star
M57 - The Ring Nebula
imaged processed by Tony Farkas
showing outer halo around nebula
NGC 6826 - The Blinking Planetary
as seen through Hubble Space Telescope
NGC 2392 - The Eskimo Nebula
as seen through Hubble Space Telescope
IC 418 - The Spirograph Nebula
as seen through Hubble Space Telescope
shown in false color:
red = ionized nitrogen (located furthest from the nucleus)
green = hydrogen
blue = ionized oxygen (closest to the central star)
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