Planetary Nebula Blog

CAT - EYE NEBULA

Magnitude of 8.1, Apparent Magnitude 9.8

3000 Light years away from Earth

Size: 2/10 of a light year

Ring Nebula

Maginitude of 8.8

2300 Light years away from Earth

Size: 1.3 Light years

The Egg Nebula

Magnitude of 14

3000 light years from Earth

Size:  .2 Light years

Eye Shaped Planetary Nebula

Magnitude of 6.7

700 light years from Earth

.7 Light years across

Gomez Hamburger Nebula

Magnitude of 8.8

900 light years away from Earth

.3 Light years across

Butterfly Nebula

Opiuchus is in this nebula, aswell as scorpio

Considered a bipolar nebula

2100 light years away from Earth

.8 Light Years

Crab Nebula

Taurus constellation is in this nebula

Apparent Magnitude of 8.4

6500 light years from Earth

8 light years across

Eskimo Nebula

Apparent Magnitude of 10.1

2870 light years away

.34 light years in size

Eagle Nebula

M16

7000 light years away

Pillars of creation

Contain a young open cluster of stars

5.5 Million years old

.4 Light years in size

Horse Head Nebula
Monoceros Unicorn constellation
1500 light years away from Earth
Horse's head is given off from the gas and dust
.2 light years