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Nebulae are clouds of gas many miles across. They can either be creating stars of be supernova remainants. Star Clusters are basiclly clusters of stars, either open or globular.

Nebulae come in 5 different catagories:
Emission, Reflective, Supernova remainants, Dark or Planentary.
Some to look out for:

Name
Type
Constellation
Distance
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M42+3
Emission
Orion
1500 LY
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M20
Emission, Reflective & Dark
Sagittarius
3500 LY
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M1
Supernova Remainant
Taurus
4000 LY
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IC 434
or
Barnard 33
Emission &
Dark
Orion
1500 LY
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NGC 6543

Planetary

Draco

3000 LY

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Star clusters are basiclly clusters of stars.
Open clusters are scattered stars in the same area all with the same proper motion. Globulars clusters are densly packed clusters forming a ball shape.

Name
Type
Constallation
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M45
Open
Taurus
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NGC 104
Globular
Tucana
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M44
Open
Cancer
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NGC 5139
Globular
Centaurus
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M13
Globular
Hercules
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LY stands for Light Years.
It is 6 trillion miles or 10 trillion Km

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