... Only 149 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus , HD 188753's massive planet was detected by astronomer Maciej Konacki after analyzing detailed spectroscopic data from the Keck Observatory. ...
... Albireo , pictured above, is the fifth brightest star system toward the constellation of the Swan (Cygnus) and easily visible to the unaided eye. ...
... Near the center of this intriguing widefield view of interstellar gas clouds and rich star fields of the constellation Cygnus, NGC 6888 is about 5,000 light-years away. ...
... Appropriately, the Pelican Nebula itself is part of a much larger, complex star-forming region about 2,000 light-years away in the high flying constellation Cygnus, the Swan . ...
... The image zooms into the constellation of Cygnus , passes the greater Pelican Nebula (IC 5070), and settles on a dust structure in the Pelican head housing unborn stars. ...
... APOD editor to review best space pictures in Philadelphia next Wednesday . Tomorrow's picture: Northern Cygnus . < | Archive | Index | Search | ...