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M110
http://kepler-observatorium.ru/index.ph ... 0&Itemid=5
Copyright: Andrey Kuznetsov

NGC 4449
http://www.karelteuwen.be/photo_page.ph ... 1&album=14
Copyright: Karel Teuwen

vdB152
http://www.skyimager.net/astro/nebulae/ ... 00907.html
Copyright: David Churchill

IC 1805 and IC 1848
http://www.starpointing.com/ccd/heartsoul.html
Copyright: Fabian Neyer

Orion Nebula (M42) region
http://www.astrostudio.at/1_Deep%20Sky% ... 37290c5113
Copyright: Gerald Rhemann

NGC 2438
http://www.caelumobservatory.com/gallery/n2438.shtml
Copyright: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona I love planetary nebula haloes and other extended features such as jets and ansae!!

NGC 206
http://www.cav-sfo.com/NGC206Ion.html
Copyright: Joe Mize

M74 w/SN2013ej
http://www.astro-koop.de/?attachment_id=1323
Copyright: Stefan Heutz, Wolfgang Ries and Michael Breite

LDN 1221
http://afesan.es/Deepspace/slides/LDN%2 ... us%29.html
Copyright: Antonio Sánchez

RCW 58
http://www.chart32.de
Copyright: CHART32 This Wolf Rayet nebula also has an outer OIII shell.

WR 134 nebula
https://sites.google.com/site/lionelmul ... --hd191765
Copyright: Lionel Mulato

Helix Nebula (NGC 7293)
http://cosmicphotos.com/gallery/image.p ... lbum_id=11
Copyright: Jason Jennings

NGC 5792
http://sleshin.startlogic.com/stargazer ... itemId=651
Copyright: Stephen Leshin

RCW 86
http://www.glitteringlights.com/Images/ ... -fDDtLmp/A
Copyright: Marco Lorenzi This is likely to be the remnant of SN 185, more here: http://arxiv.org/abs/1108.1207

Virgo Galaxy Cluster
http://www.darkatmospheres.com/astro/ga ... galaxies_6
Copyright: Roth Ritter

NGC 6752
http://members.pcug.org.au/~stevec/ngc6752_combo.htm
Copyright: Steve Crouch

NGC 6744
http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/NGC6744.html
Copyright: Robert Gendler This galaxy has never been featured on APOD ever!!!

starsurfer wrote about NGC 6744:
This galaxy has never been featured on APOD ever!!!

Is that so? Then it's really high time to give NGC 6744 (and why not Robert Gendler?) that honor!

Ann

Centaurus A (NGC 5128)
http://www.rolfolsenastrophotography.co ... -hFknr4n/A
Copyright: Rolf Olsen and Michael Sidonio

47 Tucanae (NGC 104)
http://www.astropilar.com.ar/cumulos/47_Tucanae_1.html
Copyright: Ezequiel Bellocchio The surrounding region also includes clusters that belong to the SMC.

Running Chicken Nebula (IC 2944)
http://wise.ssl.berkeley.edu/gallery_IC2944.html
Copyright: NASA/JPL-Caltech/WISE Team