Some galaxies and nebulae you need to know

According to Wikipedia, a nebula is defined as an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen, helium and other ionized gases. Originally any diffuse astronomical object was termed as a Nebula

Galaxies are huge collections of gas, dust, stars , a black hole and solar systems. It is held together by gravity. When we look up in the sky, we see stars in the Milky way (our galaxy). 

Here is a list of Nebulae:

  • Eagle Nebula
  • Carina Nebula
  • Ring Nebula
  • Crab Nebula
  • Eskimo Nebula
  • Horse head Nebula
  • Boomerang Nebula
  • Cat's eye Nebula
  • Owl's Nebula
  • Dumbbell Nebula

Now here is a list of Galaxies

    • Milky Way
    • Black eye Galaxy
    • Whirlpool Galaxy
    • Pinwheel Galaxy
    • Centaurus A
    • Virgo Stellar Stream
    • Andromeda Galaxy
    • Sombrero Galaxy
    • Starburst Galaxy
    • Saggitarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy
Hope you enjoyed reading this post . Thank you for reading. Have a nice day!

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