The Orion Nebula is one of the best “must-see” attractions in the Butler night sky, and it’s even more impressive once you get to know more about this gargantuan star factory. There’s enough material ...

The Cat's Eye Nebula, also known as NGC 6543, is a visual "fossil record" of the dynamics and late evolution of a dying star. The Horsehead Nebula is a dark cloud of dust and gas in the constellation ...

ESO’s HAWK-I infrared instrument on the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile has captured a deeper view of the Orion Nebula’s core. Looking like an interstellar Frisbee, the dark feature in these two ...

Easily visible to the naked eye, with a magnitude of 4. , where new stars are being born from the gas and dust. The intense ...