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NGC 2170
Star Formation in Monoceros
This infrared WISE image displays the Monoceros R2 molecular cloud, a site known as a stellar nursery. Most noticeable are the large glowing regions of dust, lit up and shaped by the bright glow of newly-born stars in the area.
Vela Dust Clouds
Dust Pillars of Vela-Centaurus
These ghostly pillars span a large swath of sky about half the width of your outstretched hand held at arm’s length, falling along the boundary between the constellations of Vela and Centaurus. However, they have no common name and are not identified in historic catalogs like Messier or NGC for...
Aries Dust Clouds
Dusty Veil of Aries
This infrared image from NASA's WISE might look like the glow of aurorae in the night sky, but it actually reveals patterns of wispy dust that fills the space between stars. This region of sky in the constellation of Aries covers a large swath of sky, about as wide as the span of 11 full moons.
Gecko Nebula
Baby Stars of the Gecko
Skygazers have dubbed this region the “Gecko Nebula” for its resemblance to a downturned head with a pointed snout, though astronomers refer to the area as LBN 437. This cloud of dust and gas is a region of star formation, which is revealed clearly in infrared light by NASA’s WISE mission.
NGC 5367
The Star-Forming Tadpole NGC 5367
This tadpole-shaped nebula is known as CG12, an example of a “cometary globule” where a denser region of dust trails off into wispy strands. While challenging to see in visible light images, WISE easily shows the full extent of the globule’s tail as it lights up at longer wavelengths of infrared...
California Nebula
WISE View of California Nebula
The California Nebula is seen in its entirety in this image from NASA’s WISE mission, covering over 25 square degrees of sky. In this infrared view, the dust clouds underlying the nebula glimmer in greens and reds. Also known as NGC 1499, it derives its common name from its similarity to the...
