|
Butterfly Nebula The Butterfly Nebula. The picture was taken in May 1998 by the new VLT telescope. This nebula is expanding very quickly, an unusual phenomenon. The responsible star was not found so far. |
|
Cirrus Nebula I The Cirrus Nebula, object NGC 6992, is what is left from a supernova of a star in the Vela constellation which exploded approximately 12.000 years ago. |
|
Cirrus Nebula II A detail shot of a part of this nebula. The gas expands with a speed of 1.000 km per second. |
|
Cirrus Nebula III Another awesome detail shot of a part of this nebula. |
 |
Swan Nebula Sorry, I have no further information concerning this picture. |
|
Crab Nebula The Crab nebula. The picture was taken from the Mount Pinos, California, USA. |
|
M 16 - Eagle Nebula I Sorry, I have no further information concerning this picture. |
|
M 16 - Eagle Nebula II This is a detail shot from the peaks in the center of the Eagle Nebula. The colors differ, may be due to a filter. |
