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Bright Nebulae Bright nebulae are interstellar clouds of gas and dust where stars are born and have died. Their complex shapes and rich colors make them objects of great interest and beauty to amateur astronomers. Bright nebulae, also called diffuse or Galactic nebulae, occur in two main classes depending on their source of illumination: emission and reflection, although they occasionally are a combination of the two (R+E). Much less common is a third type of the bright nebula, the supernova remnant (SNR). Emission nebulae are clouds of dust and glowing hydrogen gas, sometimes referred to as H II regions. The atoms in the cloud are ionized by nearby hot stars and when the excited electrons fall back to their previous energy state, the process releases energy in the form of visible light. Since most of the light visible from emission objects comes from just the three bright lines produced by hydrogen (HB at 4861A) and oxygen (OIII) at 5007A and 4959A, the use of narrow band nebula filters can be helpful in viewing them. Emission nebulae typically appear red in images, but not to the naked eye. Reflection nebulae have the same composition as emission objects, but lack stars sufficiently hot to cause the gas comprising them to fluoresce. Therefore, they shine merely by the dust in the nebula scattering starlight (the gas does not actually reflect any light). Because these objects scatter starlight of all colors, filters are not generally helpful in viewing them. Reflection nebulae appear blue in images. A supernova remnant is the remains of a catastrophic stellar explosion, wherein much of a star s material is ejected, often as a highly-structured cloud. These objects have strong lines similar to emission nebulae, hence also benefit from the use of nebula filters. Among the 150 bright nebulae in this list (a subset of a list compiled for the Astronomical League) are some of the most famous showpieces in the both Bright Nebulae 1

the northern and southern skies. The list also contains examples across the entire range of bright nebulae. Catalog Abbreviations Ced DWB Gum IC LBN M NGC RCW Sh vdb Cederblad Dickel, Wendker, Bieritz Gum Index Catalog Lynd's Bright Nebulae Messier New General Catalog Rogers, Campbell, Whiteoak Sharpless van den Bergh Bright Nebulae 2

Bright Nebulae Object Common Name RA Dec Ced 122 13h 25m 12s -64º 01' 00" DWB 111 Propeller Nebula 20h 16m 00s +43º 40' 00" GK-N1901 Nova Persei 1901 03h 31m 06s +43º 54' 00" Gum 12 Gum Nebula 08h 30m 00s -45º 00' 00" Gum 32 10h 46m 06s -58º 39' 00" Gum 39 11h 28m 30s -62º 41' 00" Gum 41 11h 30m 12s -63º 50' 00" IC 59, IC 63 Gamma Cas Nebula 00h 57m 30s +61º 09' 00" IC 348 03h 44m 36s +32º 10' 00" IC 353 03h 55m 00s +25º 29' 00" IC 360 04h 13m 00s +25º 38' 00" IC 405 Flaming Star Nebula 05h 16m 12s +34º 16' 00" IC 425 05h 37m 06s +32º 26' 00" IC 434 05h 41m 00s -02º 24' 00" IC 443 Jellyfish Nebula 06h 17m 00s +22º 29' 00" IC 468 07h 18m 18s -13º 06' 00" IC 848 Soul Nebula 13h 07m 00s +16º 02' 00" IC 1287 18h 31m 18s -10º 50' 00" IC 1318 Butterfly Nebula 20h 22m 12s +40º 15' 00" IC 1340 20h 56m 06s +31º 04' 00" IC 1396 21h 39m 00s +57º 29' 00" IC 1470 23h 05m 06s +60º 15' 00" IC 1805 Heart Nebula 02h 33m 22s +61º 26' 36" IC 2118 Witch Head Nebula 05h 06m 54s -07º 13' 00" IC 2162 06h 12m 30s +17º 59' 00" IC 2169 06h 31m 06s +09º 54' 00" IC 2220 Butterfly/ Toby Jug Neb 07h 56m 24s -59º 07' 00" IC 2631 11h 09m 30s -76º 36' 00" IC 4604 Rho Ophiuchi Nebula 16h 25m 36s -23º 26' 00" IC 4628 16h 57m 00s -40º 20' 00" IC 4701 18h 16m 18s -16º 44' 00" IC 4812 19h 01m 00s -37º 04' 00" IC 4954 20h 04m 24s +29º 15' 00" Bright Nebulae 3

Object Common Name RA Dec IC 5067-68, 70 Pelican Nebula 20h 50m 54s +44º 21' 00" IC 5146 Cocoon Nebula 21h 53m 30s +47º 16' 00" LBN 8 15h 50m 39s -05º 59' 01" LBN 10 15h 53m 38s -04º 41' 49" LBN 11 15h 50m 37s -04º 04' 01" LBN 19 15h 50m 36s -02º 49' 01" LBN 20 16h 26m 44s -09º 36' 42" LBN 22 16h 28m 44s -09º 31' 34" LBN 26 18h 05m 03s -24º 19' 44" LBN 52 18h 19m 55s -17º 58' 39" LBN 68 18h 19m 50s -13º 53' 39" LBN 70 18h 19m 49s -12º 58' 39" LBN 113 20h 13m 34s +00º 50' 53" LBN 140 21h 42m 29s +06º 13' 44" LBN 185 20h 23m 56s +34º 19' 45" LBN 239 20h 13m 44s +41º 19' 09" LBN 270 20h 23m 44s +42º 09' 45" LBN 306 21h 44m 12s +29º 53' 48" LBN 331 20h 13m 32s +47º 39' 08" LBN 434 23h 42m 32s +09º 16' 38" LBN 534 23h 40m 26s +48º 46' 38" LBN 619 00h 53m 42s +34º 36' 16" LBN 683 09h 14m 42s +70º 47' 34" LBN 896 04h 27m 27s -06º 13' 21" LBN 943 06h 33m 40s 05º 37' 39" LBN 945 05h 15m 28s -04º 56' 41" LBN 962 05h 41m 30s -03º 08' 33" LBN 991 05h 11m 19s -12º 26' 23" LBN 1001 05h 32m 20s -10º 57' 54" LBN 1010 05h 42m 18s -12º 58' 37" LBN 1064 07h 24m 59s -29º 05' 59" LBN 1088 09h 30m 09s -31º 13' 12" LBN 1089 09h 57m 14s -29º 14' 19" LBN 1090 10h 01m 12s -32º 14' 28" LBN 1091 15h 19m 02s -29º 50' 52" Bright Nebulae 4

Object Common Name RA Dec LBN 1122 15h 40m 40s -07º 09' 37" M 1 Crab Nebula 05h 34m 32s +22º 00' 52" M 8 Lagoon Nebula 18h 03m 37s -24º 23' 12" M 16 Eagle Nebula 18h 18m 48s -13º 49' 00" M 17 Omega Nebula 18h 20m 26s -16º 10' 36" M 20 Trifid Nebula 18h 02m 23s -23º 01' 48" M 42, M 43 Orion Nebula 05h 35m 17s -05º 23' 28" M 78 05h 46m 47s +00º 00' 50" NGC 281 Pac Man Neb 00h 52m 59s +56º 37' 19" NGC 896 02h 24m 48s +61º 54' 00" NGC 1333 Embryo Neb 03h 29m 02s +31º 20' 54" NGC 1491 Fossil Footprint Neb 04h 02m 54s +57º 17' 00" NGC 1499 California Nebula 04h 00m 42s +36º 37' 00" NGC 1554-55 Hind s Nebula 04h 21m 48s +19º 32' 00" NGC 1579 Northern Trifid Nebula 04h 30m 42s +35º 15' 00" NGC 1624 04h 40m 00s +50º 27' 00" NGC 1931 05h 31m +34º 15' 00" NGC 1973, 75, 77 Running Man Neb 05h 35m 15s -04º 48' 23" NGC 1990 Epsilon Orionis Neb 05h 36m 16s -01º 12' 07" NGC 1999 Rubber Stamp Neb 05h 36m 27s -06º 43' 18" NGC 2024 Flame Nebula 05h 41m 54s -01º 51' 00" NGC 2070 Tarantula Nebula 05h 38m 38s -69º 05' 42" NGC 2149 06h 03m 31s -09º 43' 50" NGC 2174 Monkey Head Nebula 06h 09m 42s +20º 30' 00" NGC 2237, 38, 39, 46 Rosette Nebula 06h 33m 45s +04º 59' 54" NGC 2261 Hubble s Var. Neb 06h 39m 10s +08º 45' 00" NGC 2264 Cone Nebula 06h 41m +09º 53' 00 NGC 2296 06h 48m 39s -16º 54' 04" NGC 2327 Seagull Nebula 07h 04m 07s -11º 18' 51" NGC 2359 Thor s Helmet 07h 18m 30s -13º 13' 48" NGC 2736 Pencil Nebula 09h 00m 17s -45º 54' 57" NGC 3199 10h 16m 33s -57º 56' 02" NGC 3372 Eta Carina/Keyhole Neb 10h 45m 08s -59º 52' 04" NGC 3503 11h 01m 17s -59º 50' 17" NGC 3579 11h 11m 59s -61º 15' 00" Bright Nebulae 5

Object Common Name RA Dec NGC 6164-5 16h 33m 41s -48º 04' 59" NGC 6188 16h 40m 05s -48º 47' 00" NGC 6334 Cat s Paw Nebula 17h 19m 58s -35º 57' 47" NGC 6357 Lobster Neb 17h 24m 00s -34º 20' 00" NGC 6729 R CrA Nebula 19h 01m 54s -36º 57' 12" NGC 6820 19h 42m 28s +23º 05' 15" NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula 20h 12m 07s +38º 21' 18" NGC 6960 Veil Nebula West 20h 45m 38s +30º 42' 30" NGC 6974 Veil Nebula Central 20h 51m 04s +31º 49' 41" NGC 6992, 95 Veil Nebula East 20h 56m 19s +31º 44' 34" NGC 7000 North America Nebula 20h 59m 17s +44º 31' 44" NGC 7023 Iris Nebula 21h 01m 36s +68º 10' 10" NGC 7538 Northern Lagoon Neb 23h 13m 46s +61º 28' 21" NGC 7635 Bubble Nebula 23h 20m 48s +61º 12' 06" RCW 47 10h 05m 12s -58º 57' 00" RCW 50 10h 27m 24s -57º 09' 00" RCW 58 11h 06m 18s -65º 34' 00" RCW 59 11h 37m 00s -57º 00' 00" RCW 102 16h 17m 48s -51º 55' 00" RCW 104 16h 23m 59s -51º 30' 59" Sh 2-12 17h 35m 55s -32º 35' 58" Sh 2-13 17h 30m 28s -31º 33' 46" Sh 2-46 18h 06m 11s -14º 09' 31" Sh 2-82 19h 30m 20s +18º 16' 31" Sh 2-129 21h 11m 44s +59º 57' 40" Sh 2-134 22h 11m 29s +59º 24' 37" Sh 2-137 21h 57m 07s +64º 41' 37" Sh 2-155 Cave Nebula 22h 56m 43s +62º 37' 04" Sh 2-163 23h 33m 19s +60º 47' 09" Sh 2-183 00h 53m 59s +65º 42' 35" Sh 2-210 04h 30m 59s +52º 33' 10" Sh 2-218 05h 41m 16s +52º 11' 18" Sh 2-240 05h 41m 00s +28º 06' 14" Sh 2-249 06h 20m 58s +23º 05' 23" Sh 2-264 05h 35m 12s +09º 56' 00" Bright Nebulae 6

Object Common Name RA Dec SH 2-276 Barnard s Loop 05h 27m 28s -03º 57' 55" Sh 2-280 06h 34m 19s +02º 32' 23" Sh 2-285 06h 55m 12s -00º 30' 37" Sh 2-304 06h 43m 26s -24º 07' 59" vdb 14 03h 29m 00s +59º 56' 42" vdb 15 03h 29m 30s +58º 52' 30" vdb 18 03h 35m 06s +38º 00' 00" vdb 20 Electra Neb 03h 44m 54s +24º 07' 00" vdb 21 Maia Nebula 03h 45m 24s +24º 22' 00" vdb 22 Merope Nebula 03h 46m 06s +23º 56' 00" vdb 23 Alcyone Nebula 03h 47m 12s +24º 06' 00" vdbh 81 17h 05m 14s -51º 06' 07" Bright Nebulae 7

Bright Nebulae Log (1) Object Date Object Date Ced 122 IC 2169 DWB 111 IC 2220 GK-N1901 IC 2631 Gum 12 IC 4604 Gum 32 IC 4628 Gum 39 IC 4701 Gum 41 IC 4812 IC 59, IC 63 IC 4954 IC 348 IC 5067-68, 70 IC 353 IC 5146 IC 360 LBN 8 IC 405 LBN 10 IC 425 LBN 11 IC 434 LBN 19 IC 443 LBN 20 IC 468 LBN 22 IC 848 LBN 26 IC 1287 LBN 52 IC 1318 LBN 68 IC 1340 LBN 70 IC 1396 LBN 113 IC 1470 LBN 140 IC 1805 LBN 185 IC 2118 LBN 239 IC 2162 LBN 270 Bright Nebulae 8

Bright Nebulae Log (2) Object Date Object Date LBN 306 M 78 LBN 331 NGC 281 LBN 434 NGC 896 LBN 534 NGC 1333 LBN 619 NGC 1491 LBN 683 NGC 1499 LBN 896 NGC 1554-55 LBN 943 NGC 1579 LBN 945 NGC 1624 LBN 962 NGC 1931 LBN 991 NGC 1973, 75, 77 LBN 1001 NGC 1990 LBN 1010 NGC 1999 LBN 1064 NGC 2024 LBN 1088 NGC 2070 LBN 1089 NGC 2149 LBN 1090 NGC 2174 LBN 1091 NGC 2237, 38, 39, 46 LBN 1122 NGC 2261 M 1 NGC 2264 M 8 NGC 2296 M 16 NGC 2327 M 17 NGC 2359 M 20 NGC 2736 M 42, M 43 NGC 3199 Bright Nebulae 9

Bright Nebulae Log (3) Object Date Object Date NGC 3372 Sh 2-46 NGC 3503 Sh 2-82 NGC 3579 Sh 2-129 NGC 6164-5 Sh 2-134 NGC 6188 Sh 2-137 NGC 6334 Sh 2-155 NGC 6357 Sh 2-163 NGC 6729 Sh 2-183 NGC 6820 Sh 2-210 NGC 6888 Sh 2-218 NGC 6960 Sh 2-240 NGC 6974 Sh 2-249 NGC 6992, 95 Sh 2-264 NGC 7000 SH 2-276 NGC 7023 Sh 2-280 NGC 7538 Sh 2-285 NGC 7635 Sh 2-304 RCW 47 vdb 14 RCW 50 vdb 15 RCW 58 vdb 18 RCW 59 vdb 20 RCW 102 vdb 21 RCW 104 vdb 22 Sh 2-12 vdb 23 Sh 2-13 vdbh 81 Bright Nebulae 10