Diameter ( ly ) Spook factor
Description
Year discovered
Distance from Earth ( ly )
Notes
/ images / opo0012a / A dying star forms the glowing pupil at the centre of this eerie eye in the sky .
/ images / opo9738c3 / Its spectral look and uncanny resemblance to our nearest gas giant gives this nebula its name
/ images / heic9910a / Also known as the Lion Nebula , this nebula is said to look like a red-nosed clown wearing a furry parka hood .
/ images / opo9501a / This nebula , with its hypnotising concentric rings , is one of the most
/ images / opo0225a / complex This nebula ever earns spotted a cute . ( but still spooky ) name thanks to its faint , ghostly glowing ublic / images / eso1520a / ring Colourful . tendrils of dust make this nebula look like snake-haired Medusa of Greek ublic / images / eso2019a / mythology
Look closely at this nebula and you may see some facial features , especially the two glowing eyes made by dying stars
/ images / heic0109a / This glowing red nebula is home to one of the hottest known stars , with rippled ' legs ' thanks to shockwave from superheated
/ images / potw1022a / gas Despite its small size , this nebula has an extra bright glow which perhaps led to its paranormal name
/ images / heic0307a / Much like the iconic Lord of the Rings symbol , this eye-shaped nebula ( also known as the Helix Nebula ) might well be ublic / images / eso1135a / watching There a chicken us … on the loose ! Or at least , the bright regions in this vast nebula resemble a chicken if you look closely
/ images / heic1105a / enough The branching , spiderleg-like clouds of this nebula are home to the heaviest known star and the remains of supernovas
/ images / heic0114a /
( Two exploded white stars patches
) in the centre of this nebula are said to be the eyes of a ghost watching from afar ublic / images / witchhead-ch17-bardon-cc /
Ancient star remains form this windswept nebula which mysteriously resembles the face of a witch
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constellation !
1863
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6500 |
0.8 |
9 Found in the Aquila |
1785 |
4800 |
2 |
8.5 |
1787 6520 0.68 4
1786 3300 0.4 2
1784 3500 0.51 6
1955 1500 4 5.5
1785 1600 5 10
1882 5000 2.2 7
1882 7000 0.1 7.5 Found in the Aquila constellation !
1824 655 5.74 4.5
1950 6500 142 1
1753 160000 1862 5
1834 168000 50 8
1909 900 70 6.5
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