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Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex

The Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex is a dense nebula located within the constellations Ophiuchus and Scorpius. It’s recogniz...

Dark Reflection Starforming Ophiuchus

9.5 Brilliant

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Vela Supernova Remnant

The Vela Supernova Remnant represents the expanding remains of a star’s death approximately 8,000 light-years away. This...

Radio Vela Xray SNR

9.2 Excellent

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Trifid Nebula

The Trifid Nebula, formally Messier 20, is a star-forming region within the Sagittarius constellation. It’s notable for...

Reflection Emission Messier Sagittarius

9.2 Excellent

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Vela SNR

The Vela SNR is a expanding cloud of gas and plasma created by a supernova that occurred approximately 11,000 years ago...

Milky Way Vela Pulsar Nearby

9.2 Excellent

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Southern Ring Nebula (NGC 3132)

The Southern Ring Nebula, formally NGC 3132, is a bright planetary nebula formed from a dying star. Its notable appearan...

Bright Planetary Southern Vela

8.9 Great

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M78 (NGC 2068)

M78 (NGC 2068) is a bright reflection nebula in the constellation Orion, first discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1780 and...

Blue Classic Reflection Bright

8.7 Great

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Merope Nebula (NGC 1435)

NGC 1435, known as the Merope Nebula, is a diffuse reflection nebula in the Pleiades cluster illuminated by the star Mer...

Blue Dust Reflection Taurus

8.5 Great

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Running Man Nebula (NGC 1977)

A reflection nebula in Orion just north of the Orion Nebula (M42), illuminated by a small cluster of hot blue stars and...

Blue Reflection Orion Star Forming

8.4 Great

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Iris Nebula (NGC 7023)

A bright reflection nebula in Cepheus illuminated by the hot star HD 200775, distinguished by its vivid blue coloration...

Blue Reflection Bright Cepheus

8.4 Great

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NGC 2736 (Pencil Nebula)

NGC 2736, known as the Pencil Nebula, is a luminous filament of gas in the constellation Vela, distinguished as a distin...

Linear Southern Vela Supernova Remnant

8.2 Great

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Witch Head Nebula (IC 2118)

A faint reflection nebula in Eridanus roughly 900 light-years away, its blue color arises because it is illuminated by t...

Blue Reflection Faint Eridanus

7.8 Good

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Barnard's Merope Nebula (IC 349)

Discovered by E. E. Barnard in 1890, IC 349 is a reflection cloud in the Pleiades, distinguished by its closeness to the...

Compact Blue Reflection Taurus

7.8 Good

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Maia Nebula (NGC 1432)

A reflection nebula in the Pleiades star cluster in Taurus, illuminated by the hot B-type star Maia and noted for its de...

Blue Reflection Taurus Pleiades

7.5 Good

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NGC 1788

NGC 1788 is a small but bright reflection nebula located in the constellation Orion, notable for its distinct bow shape...

Blue Dust Reflection Orion

7.2 Good

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Mz 1 (Little Gem)

Mz 1, or the Little Gem, is a compact bipolar planetary nebula in the constellation Norma, recognized by astronomers for...

Compact Planetary Elliptical Southern

7.1 Good

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NGC 2071

NGC 2071 is a bright reflection nebula in Orion notable for containing an embedded protostar cluster, located just north...

Blue Reflection Orion M78 Complex

6.5 Fair

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IC 59

IC 59 is a bright reflection and emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia, notable for its close proximity to the...

Blue Reflection Cassiopeia Faint

6.5 Fair

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IC 447

IC 447 is a diffuse reflection nebula in the constellation Monoceros, distinguished by its distinct bluish glow caused b...

Blue Dust Reflection Monoceros

6.4 Fair

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IC 2169

IC 2169 is a diffuse reflection nebula in the constellation Monoceros, distinguished by its bluish hue caused by the sca...

Blue Reflection Cluster Monoceros

6.1 Fair

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vdB 1

The first entry in Sidney van den Bergh's 1966 Catalog of Reflection Nebulae, a blue reflection nebula in Cassiopeia ill...

Blue Small Reflection Cassiopeia

5.8 Mediocre