Alnitak Region

 

 

The Bubble

 

 

The California

 

 

The Cocoon

 

 

The Crab

 

 

The Dumbbell

 

 

The Elephant's Trunk

 

 

The Hercules Cluster

 

 

The Iris

 

 

The Lagoon and Trifid

 

 

The Great Orion

 

 

The Pelican

 

 

The Pleiades

 

 

Rho Ophiuchi

 

 

Thor's Helmet

 

 

NGC 7129

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The Galaxy

 

 

The Milky Way Galaxy in which we live is, according to Hubble classification likely an SABbc barred spiral galaxy.  Considered fairly large among galaxies, it contains as many as 400,000,000,000 stars and has a diameter of 100,000 light years.  As if our feeble mind could get itself around such numbers, 1 light year equals 6,000,000,000,000 miles!  Our galaxy like other 'Island Universes' is a massive, gravitationally bound system consisting of stars and their planetary systems, star clusters, star remnants, an interstellar medium of gas and dust, and a significant but poorly understood component referred to as Dark Matter.  Exhibited in this gallery are objects- nebulae and star clusters within the Milky Way Galaxy.  Simply Click the Thumbnails to open the images.  Enjoy the photographs!  Use the following link  to return to the Main Gallery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light; I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.