Stewart Sharpless (March 29, 1926 – January 19, 2013) was an American astronomer who carried out fundamental work on the structure of the Milky Way galaxy...
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director of the National Cancer Institute Stewart Sharpless (1926–2013), American galactic astronomer Sharpless catalog, a 20th-century astronomical catalog...
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and final version was published by US astronomer Stewart Sharpless in 1959 with 312 objects. Sharpless also includes some planetary nebulae and supernova...
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North America Nebula (category Sharpless objects)
nebulae on the Palomar Sky Survey plates in 1959, American astronomer Stewart Sharpless realised that the North America Nebula is part of the same interstellar...
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Sh2-303 Sh2-304 Sh2-305 Sh2-306 Sh2-307 Sh2-308 Sh2-309 Sh2-310 Sh2-311 Sh2-312 Sh2-313 See also: Gum catalog Nebula RCW Catalogue Stewart Sharpless...
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Sh2-303 Sh2-304 Sh2-305 Sh2-306 Sh2-307 Sh2-308 Sh2-309 Sh2-310 Sh2-311 Sh2-312 Sh2-313 See also: Gum catalog Nebula RCW Catalogue Stewart Sharpless...
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its director from 1960 to 1963. Along with Donald Osterbrock and Stewart Sharpless, he used distance measurements of O and B type stars to show the existence...
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Sh2-101 (redirect from Sharpless 101)
tulip when imaged photographically. It was catalogued by astronomer Stewart Sharpless in his 1959 catalog of nebulae. It lies at a distance of about 6,000...
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Lagoon Nebula (category Sharpless objects)
The Lagoon Nebula (catalogued as Messier 8 or M8, NGC 6523, Sharpless 25, RCW 146, and Gum 72) is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius...
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données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 11 April 2018. Sky-Map.org - Sharpless Catalogue Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine NOAO Archived 2014-10-16...
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Yerkes Observatory. His work there with William Wilson Morgan and Stewart Sharpless showed the existence of the Milky Way's spiral arms. He became a post-doctoral...
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Crescent Nebula (category Sharpless objects)
The Crescent Nebula (also known as NGC 6888, Caldwell 27, Sharpless 105) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, about 5000 light-years away...
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Crab Nebula (category Sharpless objects)
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Sh2-303 Sh2-304 Sh2-305 Sh2-306 Sh2-307 Sh2-308 Sh2-309 Sh2-310 Sh2-311 Sh2-312 Sh2-313 See also: Gum catalog Nebula RCW Catalogue Stewart Sharpless...
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Omega Nebula (category Sharpless objects)
distinctive swan-like shape. Omega Nebula (left), Eagle Nebula (center), and Sharpless 2-54 (right) Gas and dust clouds measure about 15 light-years across....
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Eagle Nebula (category Sharpless objects)
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Heart Nebula (category Sharpless objects)
The Heart Nebula (also known as the Running Dog Nebula, IC 1805, Sharpless 2-190) is an emission nebula, 7500 light years away from Earth and located...
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Sh2-308 (redirect from Sharpless 308)
Sh2-308, also designated as Sharpless 308, RCW 11, or LBN 1052, and commonly known as the Dolphin-Head Nebula, is an H II region located near the center...
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Rosette Nebula (category Sharpless objects)
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Bubble Nebula (category Sharpless objects)
NGC 7635, also known as the Bubble Nebula, Sharpless 162, or Caldwell 11, is an H II region emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia. It lies close...
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Barnard's Loop (category Sharpless objects)
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NGC 6357 (category Sharpless objects)
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Fox Fur Nebula (category Sharpless objects)
off the right arm of Orion and included in the NGC 2264 Region. In the Sharpless catalog it is number 273. The image is a close-up of a small section of...
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Sh2-303 Sh2-304 Sh2-305 Sh2-306 Sh2-307 Sh2-308 Sh2-309 Sh2-310 Sh2-311 Sh2-312 Sh2-313 See also: Gum catalog Nebula RCW Catalogue Stewart Sharpless...
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California Nebula (category Sharpless objects)
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NGC 7822 (redirect from Sharpless 171)
constellation of Cepheus. The complex encompasses the emission region designated Sharpless 171, and the young cluster of stars named Berkeley 59. The complex is...
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Simeis 147 (redirect from Sharpless 2-240)
Simeis 147, also known as the Spaghetti Nebula, SNR G180.0-01.7 or Sharpless 2-240, is a supernova remnant (SNR) in the Milky Way, straddling the border...
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Cygnus Loop (redirect from Sharpless 103)
The Cygnus Loop (radio source W78, or Sharpless 103) is a large supernova remnant (SNR) in the constellation Cygnus, an emission nebula measuring nearly...
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Medusa Nebula (category Sharpless objects)
nebula in the constellation of Gemini. It is also known as Abell 21 and Sharpless 2-274. It was originally discovered in 1955 by University of California...
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Sh2-155 (redirect from Sharpless 2-155)
Sh2-155 (also designated Caldwell 9, Sharpless 155 or S155, or LBN529) is a diffuse nebula in the constellation Cepheus, within a larger nebula complex...
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