Omega / Swan Nebula
A bright, massive star-forming region whose characteristic swan-neck shape is unmistakable. One of the highest surface-brightness nebulae in the sky; exceptional narrowband detail in the dense bar of emission.
A bright, massive star-forming region whose characteristic swan-neck shape is unmistakable. One of the highest surface-brightness nebulae in the sky; exceptional narrowband detail in the dense bar of emission.
The nearest planetary nebula to Earth, spanning roughly half a degree — larger than the full Moon. Its proximity reveals extraordinary structural detail: cometary knots of condensed material point radially outward from the central star, each with a bright head and a long tail. A mosaic is needed to capture the full extent at longer […]
The site of the iconic “Pillars of Creation” — towering columns of gas and dust sculpted by radiation from the young star cluster at the centre. A superb narrowband target; Hα, SII, and OIII reveal extraordinary structure in the surrounding nebula.