Also known as NGC 1499, it derives its common name from its similarity to the dramatic coastline of the U.S. state of California. The California Nebula extends 100 light years through space ...

In a previous podcast, I talked about the Flame Nebula (NGC 2024). If you can see that object easily, then try for the wonder many observers consider the ultimate challenge object — the ...

This region is photographed often, especially because of the well-known North American nebula NGC 7000 where this region of the sky is embedded. The nebula gets its name from the fact that it ...

Its cause remains unknown. The giant red nebula (NGC 2014) and its smaller blue neighbor (NGC 2020) are part of a vast star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the ...