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Abell 21 (Medusa Nebula)

Abell 21, commonly called the Medusa Nebula, is a large, faint planetary nebula in the constellation Gemini. It consists...

Large Planetary Gemini Faint

7.6 Good

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Jones-Emberson 1

Jones-Emberson 1, commonly known as the Headphone Nebula, is a large and exceptionally faint planetary nebula located in...

Large Planetary Lynx Faint

7.4 Good

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Owl Nebula (M97)

Messier 97, commonly called the Owl Nebula, is a planetary nebula in Ursa Major discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781. It...

Large Planetary Messier Faint

7.4 Good

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NGC 6781 (Snowglobe Nebula)

NGC 6781, sometimes called the Snowglobe Nebula, is a planetary nebula in the constellation Aquila. William Herschel dis...

Large Planetary Aquila Faint

7.4 Good

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Robin's Egg Nebula (NGC 1360)

NGC 1360, known as the Robin's Egg Nebula, is a planetary nebula in the constellation Fornax. It has a broad, smooth ova...

Large Planetary Faint Southern Sky

7.3 Good

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NGC 6772

NGC 6772 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Aquila. William Herschel recorded it in July 1784, and modern catalo...

Large Planetary Ngc Aquila

7.0 Good

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Medusa Nebula (Abell 21)

Medusa Nebula, catalogued as Abell 21, is a large, faint planetary nebula in Gemini produced by the expelled outer layer...

Old Large Planetary Gemini

6.9 Fair

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Jones 1 (PK 104-29.1)

Jones 1, catalogued as PK 104-29.1, is a large and extremely faint planetary nebula in the constellation Pegasus. It was...

Old Large Planetary Pegasus

6.9 Fair

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Lo 1 (Longmore 1)

Longmore 1, also known as K1-26, is a planetary nebula identified in astronomical literature as an object with a very ho...

Large Planetary Vela Faint

6.9 Fair

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Jones-Emberson 1 (Headphone Nebula)

Jones-Emberson 1 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Lynx, also known by the informal name Headphone Nebula becau...

Ring Large Planetary Lynx

6.5 Fair

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Sh2-71

Sh2-71 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Aquila, formed from gas expelled by a dying intermediate-mass star. Th...

Large Planetary Irregular Aquila

6.4 Fair

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K 1-22

K 1-22 is a planetary nebula notable for its unusual, highly asymmetric morphology, cataloged by astronomer Lukasz Kohou...

Large Planetary Ophiuchus Faint

6.3 Fair

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IC 1295

IC 1295 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Scutum. Its visible form includes several shell-like layers of gas ex...

Large Planetary Faint Southern Sky

6.2 Fair

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Spare Tyre Nebula (IC 5148)

IC 5148, known as the Spare Tyre Nebula, is a planetary nebula in the constellation Grus. It consists of gas expelled by...

Large Planetary Faint Grus

6.2 Fair

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Sh2-188 (Dolphin Nebula)

Crescent-shaped planetary nebula in Cassiopeia whose asymmetric dolphin-like arc is caused by the central white dwarf's...

Planetary Cassiopeia Faint Sharpless

6.2 Fair

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Abell 46

Abell 46 is an ancient planetary nebula in the constellation Hercules, notable for its faint, highly elongated ring of i...

Large Planetary Lyra Faint

6.0 Fair

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IC 289

IC 289 is a faint planetary nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia. It has a broadly circular shell and low surface brig...

Large Planetary Cassiopeia Faint

5.8 Mediocre

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Abell 74

Abell 74 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Vulpecula. It is an extended and faint cloud of ionized gas produced...

Large Planetary Faint Vulpecula

5.7 Mediocre

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Abell 31 (Sh2-290)

Abell 31, also designated Sh2-290, is a large and extremely faint planetary nebula in the constellation Cancer. George A...

Old Large Planetary Cancer

5.5 Mediocre

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NGC 7139

NGC 7139 is a faint planetary nebula in the constellation Cepheus. It has a roughly circular appearance and a low surfac...

Large Planetary Faint Cepheus

5.5 Mediocre