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IC 447 in Monoceros https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53517360957_07a54426ba_b.jpg IC447_scaled by davide nardulli , su Flickr IC 447 is a reflection nebula, which glows blue as starlight reflects off its gas and dust. Also known as the Dreyer Nebula (in honor of whoever cataloged it), it is thoug...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53483235207_2e753808f1_b.jpg Markarian'S Chain Starship Asterisk by davide nardulli , su Flickr The Markarian Galaxies are part of the Virgo Cluster, they are also known as the "Markarian Chain" due to the fact that the group is arranged along a curved ...

SH2 - 224 Sh2-224 is a supernova remnant visible in the northern constellation of Auriga. The object has an unusual shape, to me it looks like a paddy field or gendarme hat, in fact it has a shell structure and is interacting with a cavity in the interstellar medium at a higher temperature than the ...

The Seven Sisters - Pleiades Cluster (M45) Daughters of the titan Atlas and the oceanic Pleione, seven nymphs transformed into stars consumed by their own pain or, according to others, in an eternal escape from a stubborn suitor. Seven girls for the ancient Greeks, but also for many other peoples an...

NGC 7822 Young, hot stars, cosmic pillars of gas and dust seem to crowd into this splendid emission nebula. NGC 7822 is located at the edge of a giant molecular cloud, called Sharpless 171, towards the northern constellation of Cepheus which grazes its neighbor Cassiopeia. Inside the nebula, bright ...