Captured the magical Wizard Nebula right from my Tokyo balcony after an unexpected twist in my plans. Astrophotography can be ...

One new image, from the University of Arizona's Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter (MLSC), depicts the dazzling Wizard Nebula, which surrounds an open star cluster 8,000 light-years from Earth called NGC 7380.

Wizard Nebula Looking like a magical sorcerer, the Wizard Nebula is a star-forming region located some 8000 light-years from Earth within our Milky Way galaxy. Imaged here by the four-meter Mayall ...

One new image, from the University of Arizona's Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter (MLSC), depicts the dazzling Wizard Nebula, which surrounds an open star cluster 8,000 light-years from Earth called NGC 7380.

The Wizard Nebula is located in Cepheus, which is located in the far north of the night sky. It's pretty easy to find, being on the opposite side of the North Pole Star from the Plough.

"I spent about 100 hours for this SNR alone." Among the stellar objects captured are the California Nebula, the Pelican Nebula and the Wizard Nebula.

Annotated Version of the Devils Tower (Credit: David Lane - Used With Permission) Many famous regions are pictured wherein, including Pluto and the Wizard Nebula, but what adds another layer of ...

Nebula play a key role in the life cycle of stars, both at their birth and death. Stars are born in dense clumps of gas, dust, and other material inside diffuse emission nebulae, also frequently ...

The nebula is still expanding — estimated at more than 43,000 miles an hour, NASA says. It's expected to keep that up for the next 10,000 years or so.