Nebula Astrophotography Images
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What is a nebula? Click here. Generally, nebulae are glowing regions in space, often associated with star formation. The red nebulae glow with mostly H-alpha emissions. Sometimes light is reflected off interstellar dust to form blue Reflection Nebula (click here to see my reflection nebula pictures). Images and recreations of the nebulae are often used in movies and TV shows, so some photographs may look familiar.

2021 Highlights:

The Tadpoles in IC410

Heart & Soul

Western Veil Nebula Pictures

Narrowband Images (Color Camera) Narrowband Images (Monochrome Camera)	California Nebula Mixes	Orion Nebula, plus: Comparative Close-Ups of the Orion Nebula
M8 Lagoon Nebula Area: Close-up	IC1396: The Elephant Trunk Nebula	Cygnus Wall
Horsehead Nebula Pictures	Dark Nebula Pictures	Bubble Nebula Area
Rosette Nebula	Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster	North American and Pelican Nebula
The Pleaides (The Seven Sisters, or M45)	Trifid Nebula, M20	Pelican Nebula
Antares Area, Prime Focus and Antares area widefield	Antares Area: The Sky's Best!	Rho Ophiuchi Nebula, IC 4603, IC 4604
The Pipe Nebula, Antares, Rho Oph area	Western Veil Nebula Pictures	Eastern Veil Nebula Pictures
IC 4628, lower Scorpius	M16 Eagle Nebula	Butterfly Nebula Close-ups are here
NGC6559, IC4685, B303 Nebula	M8 and M20 Area Featured Pictures	Cave Nebula
IC 2177, Seagull Nebula	M17 (Swan/Omega Nebula)	Heart & Soul
Tulip Nebula Area	Cat's Paw Nebula, NGC 6634	NGC-7380: The Wizard Nebula
M78	Reflection Nebula Page	NGC 1990 area
Witch Head Nebula (Witchhead Nebula) Picture	Thor's Helmet (NGC2359) NGC 2359	IC 2169 B37, IC447, IC 446
The Owl Nebula, M97	M-27 Dumbell Nebula Picture	Helix Nebula
IC 443 - Jelly Fish Nebula (Supernova Remnant)	Crescent Nebula Image, NGC 6888, Cygnus	The Flaming Star Nebula
M1, The Crab Nebula	M52 and Bubble Nebula	IC 417 (and NGC 1931) Pictures (The Spider and the Fly)
The Tadpoles, NGC 1983 (the open cluster) and IC 410 (the nebula) in Auriga	NGC 281, the Pacman Nebula (Pac Man Nebula)	NGC 2174, NGC 2127 (IC 2159) Pictures
NGC7822/Ced 214	Orion: Widefield Nebulosity Galore (2007)	Cocoon Nebula
NGC 6188: two views	Narrowband Nebula Pictures Here
Orion Nebula Area, 300mm	Auriga Area, 300mm Lens	Alnilam (Epsilon Orion) Nebula, IC 426, NGC 1990
NGC6590