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BD -10 1476 Red Rectangle F555W = V bd-10.jpg Bond
CRL 2688 Egg Nebula F606W crl2688.jpg PRC96-03 Sahai, Trauger, WFPC2 Science Team
Hb 4 F656N = Halpha hb4_ha.gif Harrington, Bobrowsky
Hb 4 [N II] hb4_n2.gif Harrington, Bobrowsky
Hb 5 Hubble's Double Bubble F631N = [O I],
F658N = [N II],
F502N = [O III]
hb5.jpg PRC97-38b Balick, Icke, Mellema
Hb 12 F656N = Halpha hb12.jpg Sahai, Trauger
Hu 2-1 F656N = Halpha hu21_ha.gif Harrington, Bobrowsky
Hu 2-1 [N II] hu21_n2.gif Harrington, Bobrowsky
He 2-47 F656N = Halpha he2_47.jpg Sahai, Trauger
He 2-71 F656N = Halpha he2_71.jpg Sahai, Trauger
He 2-104 F656N = Halpha he2_104.jpg Sahai, Trauger
He 2-131 F656N = Halpha he2_131.jpg Sahai, Trauger
He 2-138 F656N = Halpha he2_138.jpg Sahai, Trauger
He 2-142 F656N = Halpha he2_142.jpg Sahai, Trauger
He 2-151 F656N = Halpha he2_151.jpg Sahai, Trauger
He 2-155 F656N = Halpha he2_155.jpg Sahai, Trauger
He 2-182 F656N = Halpha he2_182.jpg Sahai, Trauger
He 2-277 F656N = Halpha he2_277.jpg Sahai, Trauger
He 2-339 F656N = Halpha he2_339.jpg Sahai, Trauger
He 3-1357 Stingray Nebula F658N = [N II],
F502N = [O III],
F487N = Hbeta
h3_1357.jpg PRC98-15 Bobrowsky
He 3-1475 F658N = [N II],
F555W = V
h3_1475.gif Borkowski, Harrington, Bobrowsky
He 3-401 [S II] he3_401.jpg Sahai, Bujarrabal, Zijlstra
IC 418 F656N = Halpha ic418.jpg Sahai, Trauger
IC 1454 F658N = [N II],
F502N = [O III],
F555W = V
ic1454.jpg Hajian, Balick, Terzian, Panagia, Bond
IC 3568 F555W = V ic3568.jpg PRC97-38b Bond
IC 4406 F555W = V ic4406.jpg Bond
IC 4663 F658N = [N II],
F502N = [O III],
F555W = V
ic4663.jpg Hajian, Balick, Terzian, Panagia, Bond
IC 4997 F555W = V ic4997.jpg Bond
IRAS 17150-3224 Cotton Candy Nebula yellow-green,
blue,
near-infrared
ir17150.jpg PRC98-11b Kwok, Su, Hrivnak
IRAS 17441-2411 Silkworm Nebula yellow-green,
blue,
near-infrared
ir17441.jpg PRC98-11b Kwok, Su, Hrivnak
J 900 F658N = [N II],
F502N = [O III],
F555W = V
j900.jpg Hajian, Balick, Terzian, Panagia, Bond
K 3-66 F656N = Halpha k3_66.jpg Sahai, Trauger
M 2-9 Siamese Squid Nebula
Twinjet Nebula
F631N = [O I],
F658N = [N II],
F502NW = [O III]
m2_9.jpg PRC97-38 Balick, Icke, Mellema
M 4-18 F656N = Halpha m4_18.jpg Sahai, Trauger
Me 2-2 F656N = Halpha me2_2.jpg Sahai, Trauger
MyCn 18 Etched Hourglass Nebula F658N = [N II],
F656N = Halpha,
F502N = [O III]
mycn18.jpg PRC96-07 Sahai, Trauger, WFPC2 science team
Mz 3 F555W = Halpha,
F658N = [N II],
F631N = [O I]
mz3.jpg Sahai, Trauger, Balick, WFPC2 Science Team, Icke, Mellema
NGC 2022 F555W = V ngc2022.jpg Bond
NGC 2346 F658N = [N II] ngc2346.jpg PRC97-07 Stiavelli, Heyer
NGC 2371 F555W = V ngc2371.jpg Bond
NGC 2440 F555W = V ngc2440.jpg Bond
NGC 2867 F555W = V ngc2867.jpg Bond
NGC 3132 Eight Burst Nebula
Southern Ring Nebula
cool,
hot
ngc3132.jpg PRC98-39 Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA/NASA)
NGC 3195 F555W = V ngc3195.jpg Bond
NGC 3242 Eye of Jupiter Nebula
CBS Eye Nebula
Eye Nebula
F555W = V n3242a.jpg Bond
NGC 3242 Eye of Jupiter Nebula F658N = [N II],
F502N = [O III],
F469N = He II
n3242b.jpg Balick, Hajian, Terzian, Perinotto, Patriarchi
NGC 3918 Blue Planetary Nebula F555W = V ngc3918.jpg PRC97-38b Bond
NGC 5307 F555W = V ngc5307.jpg PRC97-38b Bond
NGC 5315 F555W = V ngc5315.jpg Bond
NGC 5882 F555W = V ngc5882.jpg Bond
NGC 6210 F658N = [N II],
F502N = [O III],
F555W = V
ngc6210.jpg Hajian, Balick, Terzian, Panagia, Bond
NGC 6326 F658N = [N II],
F502N = [O III],
F555W = V
ngc6326.jpg Hajian, Balick, Terzian, Panagia, Bond
NGC 6369 Little Ghost Nebula F555W = V ngc6369.jpg Bond
NGC 6537 Red Spider Nebula F658N = [N II],
F656N = Halpha,
F502N = [O III]
ngc6537.jpg Balick, Icke, Mellema
NGC 6543 Cat's Eye Nebula F656N = Halpha,
F658N = [N II],
F631N = [O I]
n6543a.jpg PRC95-01b Harrington, Borkowski
NGC 6543 Cat's Eye Nebula F658N = [N II] n6543b.jpg PRC95-01b Harrington, Borkowski
NGC 6543 Cat's Eye Nebula core: F658N = [N II],
core: F502N = [O III],
core: F555W = V,
halo: F658N = [N II],
halo: F502N = [O III]
n6543c.jpg Balick's adaptation of Harrington, Borkowski
NGC 6565 F658N = [N II],
F502N = [O III],
F555W = V
ngc6565.jpg Hajian, Balick, Terzian, Panagia, Bond
NGC 6578 F555W = V ngc6578.jpg Bond
NGC 6720 Ring Nebula F658N = [N II],
F502N = [O III],
F469N = He II
n6720a.jpg PRC99-01 Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA/NASA)
NGC 6720 Ring Nebula F555W = V n6720b.jpg Bond
NGC 6741 Phantom Streak Nebula F658N = [N II],
F502N = [O III],
F555W = V
ngc6741.jpg Hajian, Balick, Terzian, Panagia, Bond
NGC 6751 F658N = [N II],
F502N = [O III],
F555W = V
ngc6751.jpg Hajian, Balick, Terzian, Panagia, Bond
NGC 6790 F555W = V ngc6790.jpg Bond
NGC 6818 Little Gem Nebula F658N = [N II],
F502N = [O III],
F555W = V
ngc6818.jpg Hajian, Balick, Terzian, Panagia, Bond
NGC 6826 Blinking Eye Nebula F658N = [N II],
F502N = [O III],
F555W = V
ngc6826.jpg PRC97-38b Balick, Hajian, Terzian, Perinotto, Patriarchi
NGC 6884 F555W = V ngc6884.jpg Bond
NGC 6886 F658N = [N II],
F502N = [O III],
F555W = V
ngc6886.jpg Hajian, Balick, Terzian, Panagia, Bond
NGC 7009 Saturn Nebula F658N = [N II],
F502N = [O III],
F469N = He II
ngc7009.jpg PRC97-38b Balick, Hajian, Terzian, Perinotto, Patriarchi
NGC 7026 F658N = [N II],
F502N = [O III],
F555W = V
ngc7026.jpg Hajian, Balick, Terzian, Panagia, Bond
NGC 7027 F555W = V ngc7027.jpg PRC96-05 Bond
NGC 7293 Helix Nebula
Sunflower Nebula
F658N = [N II],
F656N = Halpha,
F502N = [O III]
ngc7293.jpg PRC96-13a O'Dell, Handron
NGC 7354 F658N = [N II],
F502N = [O III],
F555W = V
ngc7354.jpg Hajian, Balick, Terzian, Panagia, Bond
NGC 7662 Blue Snowball Nebula F658N = [N II],
F502N = [O III],
F555W = V
n7662a.jpg Balick, Hajian, Terzian, Perinotto, Patriarchi
NGC 7662 F555W = V n7662b.jpg Bond
Roberts 22 F656N = Halpha rob22.jpg Sahai, Bujarrabal, Zijlstra
VV 171 F656N = Halpha vv171.jpg Sahai, Trauger
VV 244 F656N = Halpha vv244.jpg Sahai, Trauger
Vy 2-2 F656N = Halpha vy2_2.jpg Sahai, Trauger