NGC 7293 Helix Nebula In Aquarious Constellation

Galaxies

Unimaginably huge collections of gas, dust, stars, and even planets, galaxies come in many shapes and sizes. Some are spirals, such as our own galaxy, others are like squashed balls, and some have no shape at all.

From the book Knowledge Encyclopedia Science! (DK)

Cartwheel Galaxy.

Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI.

Hubble on Its Way by NASA Hubble

Carina Nebula, NGC 3372.

Distance: 7500 light years.

Credit: ESO/T. Preibisch.

The Western Veil Nebula, NGC 6960 // Karl-Heinz Macek

The bright star is 52 Cygni which is in the foreground and unrelated to the nebula.

Yes, you are seeing double! A James Webb Space Telescope infrared image is at top left and visible light image from Hubble at bottom right. The resolution is the same—but each show off the gas, dust, and stars in various detail. Explainer: https://webbtelescope.pub/3WCQFSx

1200 Megapixel

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M104, Sombrero

Glittering vortex, Galaxy NGC 4303 © ESO