A compact star-forming region wrapped in a cocoon of glowing gas and dust in Cygnus.
One of the brightest planetary nebulae in the sky, located in Vulpecula.
An intermediate spiral galaxy in Cepheus known for frequent supernova events.
A dark nebula complex in Cepheus with embedded young stellar objects.
A dark molecular cloud in Cepheus silhouetted against the Milky Way background.
A grand-design spiral galaxy in Ursa Major, nearly face-on to our line of sight.
A spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici with anomalous arms glowing in hydrogen-alpha.
The third-largest member of the Local Group, a face-on spiral in Triangulum.
A flocculent spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici with patchy, winding arms.
The brightest diffuse reflection nebula in Orion.
A giant elliptical galaxy near the heart of the Virgo Cluster.
A spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici with a bright starburst ring.
A grand-design spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster with well-defined arms.
A reflection nebula surrounding the star Epsilon Orionis in Orion's Belt.
A complex of reflection and emission nebulae in the constellation Monoceros.
A barred spiral galaxy in Virgo, sometimes called the Lost Galaxy.
An edge-on spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici resembling a whale.
A peculiar one-armed spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices.
An emission nebula in Cygnus formed by the stellar wind of a Wolf-Rayet star.
A complex of reflection nebulae in Cygnus illuminated by hot young stars.
A large emission nebula in Cygnus whose shape resembles the continent.
A faint emission nebula in Cepheus shaped like a lion.
A ghostly reflection nebula in Cepheus, sometimes called the Ghost Nebula.
A delicate blue reflection nebula in Cepheus embedded in a dark cloud.