Tour of our galaxy's visible nebulae

FORMAT:

Nebula : Taken from : Light years from Earth
URL the page with picture and information
Credit and/or Copyright


(Only about half fit in this description area.)


Eagle Nebula: Hubble Telescope : 7000 ly
http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/entire_collection/pr1995044a/

Cat's Eye Nebula: Hubble Telescope : 3000 ly
http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/167320main_image_feature_741_ys_4.jpg

Little Ghost Nebula: Hubble Telescope : 2000 ly
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap040207.html
Credit: Hubble Heritage Team, NASA

Cygnus Nebula: ? : 2000 ly
http://www.princeton.edu/~artofsci/gallery/view.php%3Fid=75.html

Lagoon Nebula : Hubble Telescope : 5000 ly
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap050803.html
Credit & Copyright: Michael Sherick

Crab Nebula: Nordic Optical Telescope : 7000 ly
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap050920.html
Credit & Copyright: Walter Nowotny (U. Wien, Nordic Optical Telescope)

Orion Nebula: Hubble Telescope : 1500 ly
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060119.html
Credit: NASA, ESA, M. Robberto (STScI/ESA) and
The Hubble Space Telescope Orion Treasury Project Team

Keyhole Nebula (center of photogragh): ? : 7000 ly
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap990719.html
Credit: K. Weis & W. J. Duschl (ITA, U. Heidelberg)

Ring Nebula: Hubble Telescope : 4000 ly
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060625.html
Credit: H. Bond et al., Hubble Heritage Team (STScI / AURA), NASA

Eskimo Nebula: Hubble Telescope : 5000 ly
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap020407.html
Credit: Andrew Fruchter (STScI) et al., WFPC2, HST, NASA

Horsehead Nebula: Antilhue Observatory : 1500 ly
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap051130.html
Credit & Copyright: Daniel Verschatse (Antilhue Observatory)

Ant Nebula: Hubble Telescope : 3000 ly
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap050501.html
Credit: R. Sahai (JPL) et al., Hubble Heritage Team, ESA, NASA

Hourglass Nebula: Hubble Telescope : 8000 ly
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap020615.html
Credit: R. Sahai and J. Trauger (JPL), WFPC2, HST, NASA

Egg Nebula: Hubble Telescope : 3000 ly
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap030409.html
Credit: Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), W. Sparks (STScI) & R. Sahai (JPL), NASA

Tarantula Nebula: Hubble Telescope : 1500 ly
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060106.html
Credit & Copyright: Brad Moore

Bubble Nebula: ? : 11,000 ly
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap981118.html
Credit: Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/ STScI/ NASA)

Omega Nebula: Hubble Telescope : 5500 ly
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap040828.html
Credit: NASA, ESA, J. Hester (ASU)

Boomerang Nebula: Hubble Telescope : 5000 ly
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap050914.html
Credit: Hubble Heritage Team, J. Biretta (STScI) et al., (STScI/AURA), ESA, NASA

Heart Nebula: ? : 7500 ly
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap061003.html
Credit & Copyright: Matt Russell

Cocoon Nebula: ? : 4000 ly
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap021014.html
Credit & Copyright: Jean-Charles Cuillandre (CFHT), Hawaiian Starlight, CFHT

Cat's Paw Nebula: an observatory in New South Wales, Australia : 5500 ly
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060628.html
Credit & Copyright: Robert Gendler & Martin Pugh

Swan Nebula: ? : 5000 ly
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap030811.html
Credit & Copyright: Russell Croman

Pelican Nebula: Samuel Oschin Telescope within the Palomar Observatory (California) : 2000 ly
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap061130.html
Image Data: Digitized Sky Survey, Color Composite: Charles Shahar

Bug Nebula: Hubble Telescope : 4000 ly
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap040505.html
Credit: A. Zijlstra (UMIST) et al., ESA, NASA

Butterfly Nebula : Hubble Telescope : 2100 ly
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap050612.html
Credit: B. Balick (U. Washington) et al., WFPC2, HST, NASA

Cone Nebula: Hubble Telescope : 2700 ly
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap040529.html
Credit: ACS Science & Engineering Team, NASA

Trifid Nebula: Hubble Telescope : 9000 ly
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap040618.html
Credit: Hubble Heritage Team (AURA / STScI), F. Yusef-Zadeh (Northwestern U.) et al., ESA, NASA

Veil Nebula: Hidden Valley Observatory : 1400 ly
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010928.html
Credit & Copyright: Steve Mandel, Hidden Valley Observatory

Flame Nebula: ? : 1500 ly
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070202.html
Credit & Copyright: Robert Gendler, Jan-Erik Ovaldsen

Doradus Nebula: Hubble Telescope : 170,000 ly
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap051211.html
Credit: J. Trauger (JPL), J. Westphal (Caltech), N. Walborn (STScI), R. Barba' (La Plata Obs.), NASA

Stingray Nebula: Hubble Telescope : 18,000 ly
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap011006.html
Credit: M. Bobrowsky, NASA

Dumbbell Nebula: ? : 1000 ly
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap050603.html
Credit & Copyright: Joe & Gail Metcalf, Adam Block, NOAO, AURA, NSF

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[heartlessvietboy]

We need to stop the crack cocaine and post only correct photos and accurate drawings of the Nebula. 

[SecularAstronomer]

@heartlessvietboy

It seems you’re unaware of the reasons for coloring such images. It’s done to elucidate structure, visualize subtlety from images of invisible wavelengths, represent chemical composition, etc.

Read the subsections of the “behind the pictures” section on the following page, and I doubt you will continue incorrectly relating this valuable tool to drug use and/or advocating for its eradication:

hubblesite(DOT)org/gallery/beh­ind_the_pictures/meaning_of_co­lor/eagle(DOT)php

[SecularAstronomer]

@heartlessvietboy

p.s. An "accurate" representation of an object measured by a telescope using an infrared detector would be an image every bit as invisible to the human eye as the object itself, at that wavelength.

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[RyanB747]

Is this song by Chopin?

[Trinityfannummer1]

Very beautiful!

Btw, there are about 10 supernova's in here...

[ItsMeJeff08]

is there an ass nebula? I came to see ass and so did you??

[GuitarCrazy12100]

crescent nebula looks like a fetus

[Skyheadful]

1:41 is a stag beetle not an ant!

[Ifyoukn3wIt]

Oh! I love this song! :D