Hubble Photographs The Sombrero Galaxy 28 million light years from Earth was voted best picture taken by the Hubble telescope.

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Hubble Photographs The Sombrero Galaxy 28 million light years from Earth was voted best picture taken by the Hubble telescope.

The Ant Nebula

Nebula NGC called Eskimo Nebula NGC 2392, called Eskimo because it looks like a face surrounded by a furry hood.

Cat’s Nebula

The glowering eyes The glowering eyes from 114 million light years away are the swirling cores of two merging galaxies called NGC 2207 and IC 2163 in the distant Canis Major constellation

Cone Nebula

Perfect Storm – Swan Nebula

Starry Night Starry Night, so named because it reminded astronomers of the Van Gogh painting. It is a halo of light around a star in the Milky Way.

Hour Glass Nebula

The Trifid Nebula