Best Photogenic
The wonderpus, Wunderpus photogenicus, is a benthic octopus formally described in 2006 from shallow tropical waters of the Indo-Malayan region. It inhabits sandy and silty seafloors, where its long arms and reddish-brown body display sharply contrasting white bands and spots. Unlike the changeable m...
The Tadpole Nebula is an emission nebula located in the constellation Auriga. It is notable for its distinctive, tadpole-shaped structures of dense gas and dust that are sculpted by stellar winds from a central star cluster. This HII region is a site of active star formation. The nebula is a frequen...
The Gabriela Mistral Nebula, formally cataloged as NGC 3324, is an emission nebula and open star cluster located in the southern constellation of Carina. It is situated on the northwest corner of the larger Carina Nebula complex. The region earned its informal nickname because its eroded dust contou...
NGC 6751 is a planetary nebula located in the northern constellation of Aquila, visually estimated to be several thousand years old. It was discovered in the 19th century by the astronomer Albert Marth. The structure consists of an expanding shell of glowing ionized gas expelled by a dying central s...
