Will Barton

Nebulae

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  • A dark cloud in the shape of a horse’s head set again a lane of red dust, with a bright start to its left. Below that bright star in the frame is the Flame Nebula, dark tendrils against a light orange/brown cloud reminiscent of flame.

    The Horsehead and Flame nebulas
    Mar 15, 2023

  • A large cloud of blue and red, roughly in the shape of a rose, in the center of the frame, with stars in and around.

    The Rosette Nebula
    Feb 15, 2023

  • A bright planetary nebula, flaring out with purples and blues against a backdrop of rust-colored dust. A second nebula, blue, with the vague outline of a man, is to its left.

    The Orion Nebula
    Feb 15, 2023

  • An asterism and open star cluster, with seven prominent stars and several less prominent, surrounded by wisps of blue nebulousity.

    The Pleiades
    Jan 9, 2023

  • A cloud of nebulousity that appears red/blue in this photo in a field of stars.

    The Lagoon Nebula
    Sep 5, 2018

  • A wide starfield with orange nebulousity, with a prominent red outline in the shape of North America in the bottom right quarter.

    North American Nebula
    Aug 8, 2017

  • A blue and red bit of nebulousity, part of a supernova remnant, in the vague shape of a broom, with a bright star where one might ride it.

    The Witch's Broom
    Jul 30, 2017