Will Barton

Nebulae

Young light

  • A pair of large diffuse nebulas. One is a ring of red clouds around a cluster at the center that is roughly shaped like a heart, the other an oblong in two parts.

    Heart and Soul Mosaic
    Nov 12, 2023

  • A large diffuse nebula of red and blue clouds that is roughly shaped like a heart.

    Heart Nebula
    Nov 11, 2023

  • The western side of the Cygnus Loop, a supernova remnant.

    The Western Veil Nebula
    Sep 15, 2023

  • A large emission nebula, roughly in the shape of a pelican, and a portion of the North America nebula in the constellation Cygnus.

    From the Pelican to the Wall
    Sep 2, 2023

  • A portion of the North America nebula in the constellation Cygnus.

    The Cygnus Wall
    Sep 1, 2023

  • A large emission nebula, roughly in the shape of a pelican, that sits beside the North America nebula in the constellation Cygnus.

    The Pelican Nebula
    Aug 19, 2023

  • A large diffuse nebula, roughly in the shape of a butterfly, with the bright star Sadr in the left half of the frame with the smaller cluster, NGC6910.

    The Butterfly Nebula and Sadr Region
    Aug 11, 2023

  • An emission nebula characterized by the dense, sinuous patch of gas that appears like an elephant's trunk in the bottom half of this image.

    The Elephant's Trunk
    Jul 30, 2023

  • 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