Annotated

 

MyCn 18: The Engraved Hourglass Planetary Nebula

Do you see the hourglass shape -- or does it see you?

The Annotated Galactic Center

The center of our Milky Way galaxy can be found some 26,000 light-years away toward the constellation Sagittarius.

The Orion You Can Almost See

Do you recognize this constellation?

Mimas in Saturnlight

Peering from the shadows, the Saturn-facing hemisphere of Mimas lies in near darkness alongside a dramatic sunlit crescent.

The North America Nebula in Infrared

The North America Nebula can do what most North Americans cannot -- form stars.

The Galactic Center in Radio from MeerKAT

What's happening at the center of our galaxy?

Carina Nebula Panorama from Hubble

How do violent stars affect their surroundings?

Milky Way over Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent

To see the feathered serpent descend the Mayan pyramid requires exquisite timing

The Cave Nebula in Infrared from Spitzer

What's happening in and around the Cave Nebula?

The Interstellar Clouds of Orion

The constellation of Orion is much more than three stars in a row.

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