Cosmic marvels: Nasa��s captivating photos of messier objects

Explainers 8th March 2025 - Anusha Jain Image Courtesy: NASA

1. Crab Nebula It is visible in the constellation Taurus, 6,500 light-years from Earth, and has an apparent magnitude of 8.4. Image Courtesy: NASA

2. M1 This amazing Hubble view, which looks deep into M1, shows the rapidly spinning pulsar in the center of the nebula, which is its beating heart. Image Courtesy: NASA

3. M2 M2, the first globular cluster to be added to the Messier catalog, is situated in the constellation Aquarius, around 37,000 light-years away from Earth. Image Courtesy: NASA

4. Globular Cluster M2, the first globular cluster to be added to the Messier catalog, is situated in the constellation Aquarius, around 37,000 light-years away from Earth. Image Courtesy: NASA

5. Lagoon Nebula (M8) Located 5,200 light-years from Earth, M8 is home to its own star cluster Image Courtesy: NASA

6. M8 Herschel 36 is the brilliant star close to the image's center. The main source of ionizing radiation in M8 is this bright star. Image Courtesy: NASA

7. M8 (Infrared-light View) About?200,000?times?brighter?than?our?Sun?is?Herschel?36,?the?bright?star?close?to?the?center?of?the?image. Image Courtesy: NASA

Cosmic marvels: Nasa��s captivating photos of messier objects

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