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Dumbell Nebula

also known as the Apple Core Nebula
Messier 27, and NGC 6853
is a planetary nebula (nebulosity surrounding) a white dwarf n the constellation Vulpecula.
it is at a distance of about 1360 light-years away from Earth.
Discovered, by Charles Messier in 1764.
At its brightness of visual magnitude 7.5 and with a diameter of about 8 arc minutes, it is easily visible in binoculars.
The central star, a white dwarf progenitor is larger than most other known white dwarfs

Bubble Nebula

NGC 7635, Sharpless
162, or Caldwell 11"
It is an H II region[1] emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia.
The 'bubble' is created by the stellar wind from a massive hot, 8.7[1] magnitude young central star,
The nebula is near a giant molecular cloud which contains the expansion of the bubble nebula while itself being excited by the hot central star, causing it to glow.[7] It was
discovered in 1787by William Herschel.[5].

Cave Nubula

Also designated Caldwell 9, Sharpless 155 or S155.
It is a diffuse nebula in the constellation Cepheus within a larger nebula complex containing emission, reflection, and dark nebulosity.
It is around 21400 light years away from Earth.
It is possible to see it through a moderately sized telescope under dark skies.

Crab nubula

Catalogue designations M1, NGC 1952, Taurus A and is a supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula in the constellation of Taurus.
The nebula was discovered by English astronomer John Bevis in 1731.
apparent magnitude of 8.4, comparable to that of Saturn's moon Titan, it is not visible to the naked eye but can be made out using binoculars under favourable conditions.
It lies in the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way galaxy, at a distance of about 6,500 from Earth.
It has a diameter of 11 l), and is expanding at a rate of about 1,500 kilometres per second, or 0.5% of the speed of light.
At the center of the nebula lies the Crab Pulsar.

Orion Nubula

M42 Orion is a diffused nebula situated in the Milky Way south of Orions Beltaround 1344 light-years away fromt Earth In the constellation of Orion.
It is one of the brightest nebulae and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky with apparent magnitude 4.0 and is the closest region of massive star formation to Earth.
It is estimated to be 24 light-years across and is estimated to be 24 light-years across with a mass of about 2,000 times that of the Sun.

Owl Nebula

Messier 97, M97 or NGC 3587
The Owl is a starburst planetery nebula around 2030 light-years away fromt Earth in the constellation Ursa Major.
It is approximately circular in cross-section with faint internal structure. It was formed from the outflow of material from the stellar wind of the central star.
The nebula has an owl-like appearance from which it gets it's name.