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COOL OBSERVATORY
NEBULA
A nebula (from Latin: "cloud" [1]; pl. nebulae or nebulę, with ligature or nebulas) is an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen gas, helium gas and plasma. Originally nebula was a general name for any extended astronomical object, including galaxies beyond the Milky Way (some examples of the older usage survive; for example, the Andromeda Galaxy was referred to as the Andromeda Nebula before galaxies were discovered by Edwin Hubble). Nebulae often form star-forming regions, such as in the Eagle Nebula. This nebula is depicted in one of NASA's most famous images, the "Pillars of Creation". In these regions the formations of gas, dust and other materials "clump" together to form larger masses, which attract further matter, and eventually will become big enough to form stars. The remaining materials are then believed to form planets, and other planetary system objects.
Russ' personal note: Star forming in these regions is total speculation since all the material is moving away form each other. Therefore the theory that this material forms stars or planets is flawed.
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IC 434 or Horsehead
30 minutes
SV 70 ED f/3.9
M42 and Running Man
15 minutes
SV 70 ED f/3.9
1.6 klys
M45
15 minutes
SV 70 ED f/3.9
NGC 2244 Rosetta
15 minutes
SV 70 ED f/3.9
NGC 7000
SV 70 ED f/3.8
FOV 115.2 m x 153.6m
30 minutes
1.6 klys
IC 5070
PELICAN NEBULA
SV 70 ED f/3.8
FOV 115.2 m x 153.6m
1 HOUR
NGC 6888
5 klys
SV 70 ED f/3.8
FOV 115.2 m x 153.6m
30 minutes
M42 and Running Man
30 minutes
SV 102 ED f/5.9
1.6 klys
Running Man
30 minutes
MX 7C C-8
1.6 klys
IC 434 Horsehead and Flame Region
30 minutes
MX 7 C C-8
1.6 klys
IC 434 Horsehead and Flame Region
30 minutes
SV 102 ED f/5.9
1.6 klys
M27
1 Hour
SV 102 ED f/6.95
1.2 klys
Helix Nebula
10 minutes
ED-80 f/4.7
650 lys
M 1 or Crab Nebula
30 minutes
ED-80 f/7.5
5.2 klys
M20 or Trifid Nebula
30 minutes
SV 102 ED f/6.95
5.2 klys
M20 or Trifid Nebula
30 minutes
ED-80 f/7.5
5.2 klys
M16
30 minutes
SV 102 ED f/6.95
7 klys
M16
30 minutes
SV 70 ED f/3.8
7 klys
CALIF. NEBULA
1 Hour
ED-80 f/7.5
5.4 lys
M45
30 minutes
ED-80 f/7.5
400 lys
M 17
30 minutes
SV 102 ED f/6.95
5 klys
M 17
30 minutes
ED-80 f/7.5
5 klys
FLAMING STAR
30 minutes
ED-80 f/7.5
1.5 klys
M 8
30 minutes
SV 102 ED f/6.95
5.2 klys
M8
30 minutes
ED-80 f/7.5
5.2 klys
NGC 281
30 minutes
ED-80 f/7.5
10 klys
NGC 6914
30 minutes
SV 102
1.4 klys
NGC7635
2 x 30 minutes
ED-80 f/7.5
7.1 klys
NGC 6888
30 minutes
ED-80 f/7.5
5 klys
NGC 6888
30 minutes
SV 102 ED f/5.9
5 klys
Cirrus Nebula
30 minutes
ED-80 f/7.5
1.4 klys
Cirrus Nebula
30 minutes
SV 102
1.4 klys
NGC 6992
30 minutes
ED 80
1.4 klys
Network Nebula
30 minutes
ED 80
1.4 klys
Cocoon Nebula IC 5146
30 minutes
ED-80 f/7.5
4 klys
NGC 7000
North American Nebula
30 minutes
ED-80 f/7.5
1.6 klys
IC 5070
Pelican Nebula
10 minutes
ED-80 f/7.5
3.6 klys