This image captures NGC 7023, the Iris Nebula, alongside the dark nebula LDN 1157, a complex region of interstellar dust and gas that shapes the celestial landscape.
RCW 32, aka Gum 15, an emission nebula, in the southern constellation Vela at a distance of about 3,000 light-years from Earth. TL AUS-2 CCD 8 hours of Widefield Narrow-band data, proce...