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This is the reflection nebula called the Witch Head Nebula, but officially IC 2118 (also with the catalogue number NGC 1909), near the very bright star Rigel, at lower left in Orion. But the nebula is over the border in Eridanus the River. Hot blue-white Rigel is the source of illumination lighting this dusty nebula. Some faint magenta emission nebulosity also populates the field in Orion.

14249087 - This is the reflection nebula called the Witch Head Nebula, but officially IC 2118 (also with the catalogue number NGC 1909), near the very bright star Rigel, at lower left in Orion. But the nebula is over the border in Eridanus the River. Hot blue-white Rigel is the source of illumination lighting this dusty nebula. Some faint magenta emission nebulosity also populates the field in Orion.

This is Messier 1, the first entry in Charles Messier's 18th century catalogue of deep-sky objects that were not to be mistaken for comets, his real quest. It is also NGC 1952, or the Crab Nebula, from the Earl of Rosse's 19th century description and naming. It is north of the lower horn of Taurus the Bull. This is a remnant cloud of debris expanding away from a supernova explosion that was witnessed in 1054 CE. All that's left of the progeniitor star now is a neutron star forming a spinning pulsar at the heart of the explosion debris. Some red H-alpha tendrils are obvious around the extremity

14248996 - This is Messier 1, the first entry in Charles Messier's 18th century catalogue of deep-sky objects that were not to be mistaken for comets, his real quest. It is also NGC 1952, or the Crab Nebula, from the Earl of Rosse's 19th century description and naming. It is north of the lower horn of Taurus the Bull. This is a remnant cloud of debris expanding away from a supernova explosion that was witnessed in 1054 CE. All that's left of the progeniitor star now is a neutron star forming a spinning pulsar at the heart of the explosion debris. Some red H-alpha tendrils are obvious around the extremity

This is a framing of the vast Gum Nebula in the southern Milky Way, that sprawls over the constellations of Vela and Puppis. It is listed as object #12 in the catalog of southern nebulas compiled in the 1950s by Australian astronomer Colin Gum. It is perhaps a supernova remnant (not to be confused with the smaller Vela Supernova Remnant that is within the Gum Nebula) or is a large and old H-Alpha star-forming region. It is nearby in the Milky Way, at about 1500 light years from us. Smaller components of it carry other catalogue numbers such as Gum 15 and Gum 17.

14249201 - This is a framing of the vast Gum Nebula in the southern Milky Way, that sprawls over the constellations of Vela and Puppis. It is listed as object #12 in the catalog of southern nebulas compiled in the 1950s by Australian astronomer Colin Gum. It is perhaps a supernova remnant (not to be confused with the smaller Vela Supernova Remnant that is within the Gum Nebula) or is a large and old H-Alpha star-forming region. It is nearby in the Milky Way, at about 1500 light years from us. Smaller components of it carry other catalogue numbers such as Gum 15 and Gum 17.

This frames most of the intricate arcs and loops of the Vela Supernova Remnant (SNR), the remains of a star that exploded about 11,000 years ago. It is one of the closest SNRs to Earth, about 900 light years away. Most arcs and segments have no separate catalogue numbers, with the exception of the short straight Pencil Nebula, aka Herschel's Ray, in the lower left corner which is NGC 2736. It is the brightest segment of the Vela SNR visually in a telescope. The nebula complex is marked with lots of cyan arcs emitting oxygen III wavelengths, mixed with regions of red hydrogen-alpha emission.

14249347 - This frames most of the intricate arcs and loops of the Vela Supernova Remnant (SNR), the remains of a star that exploded about 11,000 years ago. It is one of the closest SNRs to Earth, about 900 light years away. Most arcs and segments have no separate catalogue numbers, with the exception of the short straight Pencil Nebula, aka Herschel's Ray, in the lower left corner which is NGC 2736. It is the brightest segment of the Vela SNR visually in a telescope. The nebula complex is marked with lots of cyan arcs emitting oxygen III wavelengths, mixed with regions of red hydrogen-alpha emission.

The Scutum Starcloud in the Milky Way, with the bright star cluster Messier 11 embedded within it. M11 is known as the Wild Duck Cluster. Below and to the right of M11 is another Messier cluster, the smaller M26. Directly below M11 is the star cluster NGC 6712, paired with the small green planetary nebula IC 1295, which barely shows up on this scale. At lower right is the small star cluster NGC 6649. Surrounding the bright starclouds are dark dust clouds are varying densities. Some are almost starless. Most of these dark regions carry "B" designations from E.E. Barnard's catalogue of dark nebu

14249074 - The Scutum Starcloud in the Milky Way, with the bright star cluster Messier 11 embedded within it. M11 is known as the Wild Duck Cluster. Below and to the right of M11 is another Messier cluster, the smaller M26. Directly below M11 is the star cluster NGC 6712, paired with the small green planetary nebula IC 1295, which barely shows up on this scale. At lower right is the small star cluster NGC 6649. Surrounding the bright starclouds are dark dust clouds are varying densities. Some are almost starless. Most of these dark regions carry "B" designations from E.E. Barnard's catalogue of dark nebu

This is the supernova remnant known as the Spaghetti Nebula, but more formally as Simeis 147 or Sharpless 2-240. It was discovered at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in 1952, an observatory also known by its name of Simeiz for the location where one of its facilities was located, thus the name of the catalogue of objects that includes entry #147. The supernova that created this nebula exploded some 40,000 years ago and is about 3,000 light years away. In the sky it stretches across more than 3°, so it is big! The field of view here is 6.6° by 4.4°. The bright star at right is Elnath in T

14248959 - This is the supernova remnant known as the Spaghetti Nebula, but more formally as Simeis 147 or Sharpless 2-240. It was discovered at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in 1952, an observatory also known by its name of Simeiz for the location where one of its facilities was located, thus the name of the catalogue of objects that includes entry #147. The supernova that created this nebula exploded some 40,000 years ago and is about 3,000 light years away. In the sky it stretches across more than 3°, so it is big! The field of view here is 6.6° by 4.4°. The bright star at right is Elnath in T

A rich starfield in the constellation of Vulpecula the Fox,in the Milky Way,with a mix of nebulosity. At bottom is the Coathanger asterism of stars,aka Collinder 399,or Brocchi's Cluster. At top left is the emission nebula NGC 6820. Other dark nebulas from the Lynds Dark Nebula catalogue populate the field. The blue glow above the Coathanger is reflection nebulosity which does not appear to have a catlogue number. A small reflection nebula around the blue stars at right is van den Burgh 126. The small round red emission nebula at lower left is Sharpless 2-82. The yellow star at top right is An

13998813 - A rich starfield in the constellation of Vulpecula the Fox,in the Milky Way,with a mix of nebulosity. At bottom is the Coathanger asterism of stars,aka Collinder 399,or Brocchi's Cluster. At top left is the emission nebula NGC 6820. Other dark nebulas from the Lynds Dark Nebula catalogue populate the field. The blue glow above the Coathanger is reflection nebulosity which does not appear to have a catlogue number. A small reflection nebula around the blue stars at right is van den Burgh 126. The small round red emission nebula at lower left is Sharpless 2-82. The yellow star at top right is An

This is a framing of the Cygnus Starcloud in the northern Milky Way,with the patches of red hydrogen gas throughout the region emphasized. The field takes in the "neck" of Cygnus,from north of Eta Cygni at left,to just south of Beta Cygni,aka Albireo,at right,with the field oriented along the Milky Way. Some of the nebulosity here is numbered in the Sharpless catalogue. For example,the faint arc left of Albireo is Sharpless 2-91. The brightest patch of nebulosity lower left of Eta Cygni is Sh2-101. The nebula in the botttom right corner is NGC 6820 in Vulpecula. The globular cluster M56 in Lyr

13998821 - This is a framing of the Cygnus Starcloud in the northern Milky Way,with the patches of red hydrogen gas throughout the region emphasized. The field takes in the "neck" of Cygnus,from north of Eta Cygni at left,to just south of Beta Cygni,aka Albireo,at right,with the field oriented along the Milky Way. Some of the nebulosity here is numbered in the Sharpless catalogue. For example,the faint arc left of Albireo is Sharpless 2-91. The brightest patch of nebulosity lower left of Eta Cygni is Sh2-101. The nebula in the botttom right corner is NGC 6820 in Vulpecula. The globular cluster M56 in Lyr

A framing of the core of the great Coma-Virgo Galaxy Cluster,with the bright pair of elliptical Messier-catalogue galaxies M84 (right) and M86 (on the left) at upper right anchoring the arc of galaxies called Markarian's Chain. At centre is the giant elliptical M87,famous for its monster black hole. M89,a smaller elliptical,is to the left,and M90,a spiral galaxy,is above it. M58 is at lower left,and the pair of interacting galaxies called the Siamese Twins,NGC 4568,are at bottom left. Dozens of other NGC,IC and PGC galaxies down to 15th magnitude dot the field.

13998451 - A framing of the core of the great Coma-Virgo Galaxy Cluster,with the bright pair of elliptical Messier-catalogue galaxies M84 (right) and M86 (on the left) at upper right anchoring the arc of galaxies called Markarian's Chain. At centre is the giant elliptical M87,famous for its monster black hole. M89,a smaller elliptical,is to the left,and M90,a spiral galaxy,is above it. M58 is at lower left,and the pair of interacting galaxies called the Siamese Twins,NGC 4568,are at bottom left. Dozens of other NGC,IC and PGC galaxies down to 15th magnitude dot the field.

$The North America Nebula (left of centre) and the Pelican Nebula (at centre) complex in Cygnus,framed with the bright star Deneb. The Cygnus Arc of IC 5068 is at bottom. Smaller Sharpless catalogue nebulas are at upper right,notably Sh 2-112. The nebulas show up well despite this being a "stock" camera,with no filters employed. The field of view is about 7.5° by 5°,similar to binoculars. This is a stack of 5 x 5-minute exposures with the Sharpstar 61 EDPH III apo refractor and its 0.75x Reducer for f/4.4,and the old Canon 6D DSLR at ISO 800,all on the ZWO AM5 mount autoguided with the ASIAir,a$

13999717 - The North America Nebula (left of centre) and the Pelican Nebula (at centre) complex in Cygnus,framed with the bright star Deneb. The Cygnus Arc of IC 5068 is at bottom. Smaller Sharpless catalogue nebulas are at upper right,notably Sh 2-112. The nebulas show up well despite this being a "stock" camera,with no filters employed. The field of view is about 7.5° by 5°,similar to binoculars. This is a stack of 5 x 5-minute exposures with the Sharpstar 61 EDPH III apo refractor and its 0.75x Reducer for f/4.4,and the old Canon 6D DSLR at ISO 800,all on the ZWO AM5 mount autoguided with the ASIAir,a

The aptly-named Coathanger Cluster,a more properly an asterism of stars in Vulpecula. A true star cluster,NGC 6802,lies at the left end of the coathanger arm. The field contains diffuse blue reflection nebulosity which appears to not have a catalogue number. The small round emission nebula at bottom is Sharpless 2-82. A very small round red nebula above the right end of the Coathanger is Sh2-83.

13999628 - The aptly-named Coathanger Cluster,a more properly an asterism of stars in Vulpecula. A true star cluster,NGC 6802,lies at the left end of the coathanger arm. The field contains diffuse blue reflection nebulosity which appears to not have a catalogue number. The small round emission nebula at bottom is Sharpless 2-82. A very small round red nebula above the right end of the Coathanger is Sh2-83.

The Veil Nebula complex in Cygnus,aka the Cygnus Loop or Cirrus Nebula. This is a remnant of a supernova explosion that occured 5000 to 8000 years ago. It features a mix of red hydrogen-alpha and cyan oxygen III emission for a colourful complex of lacy filaments. The components have the catalogue numbers of NGC 6992-5 (eastern component at left) and NGC 6960 (western component at right,through the star 52 Cygni),and NGC 6974 for the middle area at top called Pickering's Triangle.

13998977 - The Veil Nebula complex in Cygnus,aka the Cygnus Loop or Cirrus Nebula. This is a remnant of a supernova explosion that occured 5000 to 8000 years ago. It features a mix of red hydrogen-alpha and cyan oxygen III emission for a colourful complex of lacy filaments. The components have the catalogue numbers of NGC 6992-5 (eastern component at left) and NGC 6960 (western component at right,through the star 52 Cygni),and NGC 6974 for the middle area at top called Pickering's Triangle.

Himalaya, Nepal, Mount Cholatse links, , Taboche mitte, catalogue natureAsien, Himalaya, Gebirge, Berge, Berg, Gipfel, SchneeEnglish: Mount Cholatse left, , Taboche middle, , the Himalayas, Nepal, roof of the world, mountains

70034912 - Himalaya, Nepal, Mount Cholatse links, , Taboche mitte, catalogue natureAsien, Himalaya, Gebirge, Berge, Berg, Gipfel, SchneeEnglish: Mount Cholatse left, , Taboche middle, , the Himalayas, Nepal, roof of the world, mountains

This is the large Vela Supernova Remnant – visible here as the mostly cyan wisps and strands of starstuff from a star that exploded about 11,000 years ago when it was about 900 light years away. It would have been a spectacular sight in our sky at that time.

14249114 - This is the large Vela Supernova Remnant – visible here as the mostly cyan wisps and strands of starstuff from a star that exploded about 11,000 years ago when it was about 900 light years away. It would have been a spectacular sight in our sky at that time.

70004436 - German Bundestag, Berlin

70004275 - An Angler waiting for fish to bite, Northfjord, Norway.

70004171 - Potsdamer Platz, Berlin

70004010 - Meadow in front of chapel Hegratsried and farmhouse, near Fuessen, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany

70003841 - Mountain meadow with yellow flowers, Upper Bavaria, Germany

70003839 - Hypo-Vereinsbank Building, Munich

70003277 - Silhouette of baobabs in the evening light at sunset, Cresent Moon in the background, Madagaskar, Africa

70003140 - High angle view of cowboys on horseback on a country road, Santa Fe Trail, New Mexico, USA, America

70002799 - White horse in front of lighthouse, Kampen, Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

70002797 - Grain field in front of West Tower, Wangerooge, Eastern Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

70002796 - Lighthouse of Westerheversand, Eiderstedt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

70002794 - Wartburg Castle, Thuringia, Germany

70002792 - Extern-Steine, Horn-Bad Meinberg, Teutoburger Wald, Germany

70002443 - Man carrying one liter of beer, Bavaria, Germany

70001956 - Aerial view of Schwerin Castle, Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany

70000201 - Men go-cart racing, rear view

70000186 - Blooming cherry tree

70000125 - Golden october in Centovalli, Ticino, Switzerland

70000108 - Clouds over sunny meadow

70027521 - Broom, lavender field and house in the sunlight, Alpes de Haute Provence, Provence, France, Europe

70004439 - Fingerkraut durchbricht Asphalt, Potentilla reptans

70004427 - Saint Basil's Cathedral, The Cathedral of the Protection of Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat, Moscow, Russland

70004418 - Woman leaning on a wall looking at the sea, Medina, Tanger, Morocco, Africa

70004266 - Cows in front of Schlitzenalm, Dachsteingebiet, near Salzburg, Austria

70004265 - Three cabins in winter landscape, Carinthia, Austria

70004178 - Flock of sheep on meadow beside Rhine, Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

70004155 - Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone Nationalpark, Wyoming, USA

70004117 - Koffer bei der Durchleuchtung

70004077 - Man jumping in sand playing beach ball, Sylt, North Sea, Germany

70004032 - Blades of grass with drops of water, dew drops, Nature

70003812 - French breakfast, man reading newspaper on the stairs

70002930 - Shadow play on a wall, Wuerzburg, Bavaria, Germany

70002798 - Harbor of Neuharingersiel, Eastern Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

70002793 - View from Walbala, Forchheim, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

70002781 - Castle Fasanerie, Fulda, Hesse, Germany

70002618 - Lonesome rowing boat on river in Spreewald, Brandenburg, Germany

70001768 - Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany

70000106 - Sprouts of beech tree

70000104 - Single deciduous tree

70004430 - Mountain panorama of the Bernese Overland, Switzerland

70004428 - Landscape of Grossglockner Mtn., Hohe Tauern, Austria

70004348 - Two men playing golf, St. Andrews, Scotland, Great Britain, Europe

70004258 - Person standing on a precipice, Stavanger Rogaland, Norway

70003800 - Close up of sign post, Argentina, South America, America

70002784 - Ruin of Altdahn Castle, Palatine Forest, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

70002753 - Farbtherapie, Alternative Medizin

70002414 - Eseltreiber Oia, Santorin, Griechenland

70002008 - Zebras Equus burchelli

70001984 - Young Orang-Utan drinking out of Bohorok River, Gunung Leuser National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia, Asia

70001951 - Lighthouse, aerial view, Westerhever North Sea

70001891 - Trees in the rainforest, Venezuela, South America, America

70000260 - View from planes cockpit, upside down

70000194 - Flight with biplane

70000188 - Hot air balloon over the clouds, Upper Bavaria, Germany

70000127 - Young oak tree holding in hands

70000110 - Neuschwanstein Castle in the winter, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany

70023289 - Aiguablava near Begur, Costa Brava, Province Girona, Catalonia, Spain

70004645 - Panorama of Munich, Bavaria, Germany

70004177 - Abandoned factory terrain, Zeche Zollern II, Dortmund, Ruhr Basin, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

70004004 - Foggy lake with mountain in background, Walchensee with Jochberg, Upper Bavaria, Germany

70004002 - Sunlight shining through palm trees, Lago Maggiore, Ticino, Switzerland

70002970 - Harbour of Giglio, Giglio Island, Tuscany, Italy

70002790 - Kaiserpfalz on a night in winter, Goslar, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany

70002520 - Bavarian hills and woodland in the dusk, Upper Bavaria, Germany

70002440 - Knights riding trough fire, Kaltenberger Ritterspiele, Bavaria, Germany

70002407 - Bavarian Perchten mask, Upper Bavaria, Germany

70002007 - Silhouette of Giraffes on an African plain, Full moon in the background, Wilderness, Nature, Africa

70000200 - Family walking in park

70000199 - Red light district

70004728 - Young man skiing in deep powder snow in front of Matterhorn, Grisons, Switzerland

70004658 - Mann and four kids running through meadow, Bavaria

70004433 - Meadow with crocuses, Mountains of Karwendel, Upper Bavaria, Germany

70004292 - Fireworks on New Year's eve, Dresden, Germany

70004279 - Couple in traditional costumes on a horse, Feria de Abril, Sevilla, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

70004253 - Woman enjoying the viewa at Moraine Lake, Ten Summits, Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada

70004176 - New custom offices, Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

70004162 - Dromedary, Desert, Dubai, UAE

70004157 - Fischerman with harpoon and diving mask, carrying fish, Sam Lord's Beach, St. Philip, Barbados, Caribbean

70004029 - Lightnings of a thunderstorm, Wetterstein Mtn., Werdenfelser Land, Upper Bavaria, Germany

70003261 - Creek running through wood, Bavaria, Germany

70003186 - Breakfast inside Transsiberian railroad, Russia, Europe

70003178 - Painted Moko on Maori couple, Waitangi, New Zealand

70002992 - Pilgrims riding through sunlit landscape, Andujar, Jaen province, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

70002862 - Theater-Vorhang, rot