This region of nebulosity is filled with various designations: Westerhout 5, Sharpless 2-199, LBN 667, IC1848, & IC1871. With a little bit of imagination, one can see the shape
The Witch Head nebula is located in the constellation Orion near the supergiant star known as Rigel. It is extremely faint and requires very long exposure photography to reveal the…
The Great Orion Nebula, also known as, M42 is located in the sword portion of the constellation of Orion. One of the most photographed regions in the night sky this…
Messier 20, also known as the Trifid Nebula is located in the constellation Sagittarius. Charles Messier discovered this nebula in 1764. The Trifid Nebula was heavily investigated by the HST…