Location: Lyra; Distance: 2.4 ± 0.7 Thousand Light Years; Planetary Nebula; Gas expelled by red giant on way to becoming white dwarf. Diameter: 2.6 light years; Expansion Rate: 20 – 30 km/sec. Total color exposure 30 minutes.
Continue reading →Location: Vulpecula; Distance: 1.36 ± 0.2 Thousand Light Years; Planetary Nebula. Gas emitted by dying star; Central white dwarf. Diameter: 2.88 light years; Expansion Rate: 31 km/sec. Total color exposure 30 minutes.
Continue reading →Location: Cassiopeia; Distance: ≅ 11 Thousand Light Years. Expanding shell of glowing gas shaped by stellar wind. Bubble is 10 light years across. Total color exposure 60 minutes.
Continue reading →Distance: ~1360 light years in constellation Vulpecula Image from 242 minutes total LRGB exposure.
Continue reading →M1 – Crab Nebula: Location: Taurus; Distance: 6.5 ± 1.6 Thousand Light Years; Supernova Observed in 1054 AD. Diameter: approx. 11 light years; Expansion Rate: 1,500 km/sec.
Continue reading →Distance: ~1500 light years in constellation Orion Image from 295 minutes LRGB total exposure.
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