Galaxies & Nebulae
11 entries in the Cosmos Codex compendium.
Large Magellanic CloudThe Milky Way's big satellite galaxy, visible to the naked eye.Small Magellanic CloudA dwarf galaxy of a few hundred million stars, a near neighbour of the Milky Way.Cartwheel GalaxyA ring galaxy shaped by a galactic collision.Pinwheel GalaxyA face-on spiral galaxy in Ursa Major, Messier 101.Tadpole GalaxyA disrupted spiral galaxy with a long tail of stars.Carina NebulaA huge star-forming nebula in the southern sky, home of Eta Carinae.Milky WayOur home galaxy.Horsehead NebulaA dark dust cloud shaped like a horse's head in Orion.Tarantula NebulaA giant star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud.Veil NebulaGlowing remains of a supernova in Cygnus.Rosette NebulaA rose-shaped H II region around a young star cluster.
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