Nebulae
These pictures were taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and are provided courtesy of
the Space Telescope Science Institute. All images were imaged with the Wide-Field Planetary
Camera 2.
Columns of cool interstellar hydrogen gas and dust in M16, the Eagle Nebula
(Image STScI-PRC95-44a)
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Closer view of the leftmost "pillar" of interstellar hydrogen gas and dust in M16,
the Eagle Nebula
(Image STScI-PRC95-44b)
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Mosaic of 45 images taken between Jan. 1994 and March 1995 of M42, the Orion Nebula
(Image STScI-PRC95-45a)
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MyCn18, a young planetary nebula located about 8,000 light-years away.
(Image STScI-PRC96-07 and P-46535)
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Collision of two gasses ("cometary knots") in the Helix Nebula in the constellation
Aquarius
(Image STScI-PRC96-13a)
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Closer view of the "cometary knots" in the Helix Nebula
(Image STScI-PRC96-13b)
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The Crab Nebula, M1, as imaged by HST and the Mount Palomar telescope.
(Image STScI-PRC96-22a)
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Star forming region in the nebula NCG 604, in the nearby sprial galaxy M33,
as imaged by HST and the Mount Palomar telescope.
(Image STScI-PRC96-27)
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Star forming region in the nebula NCG 2366, in the Magellanic galaxy NGC 2366,
as imaged by HST and the Canada-France-Hawaii (CFHT) 3.6-meter telescope on Mauna Kea.
(Image STScI-PRC96-31)
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One-half light-year long interstellar "twisters" in the Lagoon Nebula
(M8) in the constellation Sagittarius.
(Image STScI-PRC96-38a)
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Closer view of the "twisters" in the Lagoon Nebula.
(Image STScI-PRC96-38b)
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Image of the youngest known planetary nebula, the Stingray nebula (Hen-1357).
(Image STScI-PRC98-15a)
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Columns of cool interstellar hydrogen gas and dust in M16, the Eagle Nebula
Closer view of the leftmost "pillar" of interstellar hydrogen gas and dust in M16,
the Eagle Nebula
Mosaic of 45 images taken between Jan. 1994 and March 1995 of M42, the Orion Nebula
MyCn18, a young planetary nebula located about 8,000 light-years away.
Collision of two gasses ("cometary knots") in the Helix Nebula in the constellation
Aquarius
Closer view of the "cometary knots" in the Helix Nebula
The Crab Nebula, M1, as imaged by HST and the Mount Palomar telescope.
Star forming region in the nebula NCG 604, in the nearby sprial galaxy M33,
as imaged by HST and the Mount Palomar telescope.
Star forming region in the nebula NCG 2366, in the Magellanic galaxy NGC 2366,
as imaged by HST and the Canada-France-Hawaii (CFHT) 3.6-meter telescope on Mauna Kea.
One-half light-year long interstellar "twisters" in the Lagoon Nebula
(M8) in the constellation Sagittarius.
Closer view of the "twisters" in the Lagoon Nebula.
Image of the youngest known planetary nebula, the Stingray nebula (Hen-1357).