RSGC1-F01 is a red supergiant star located approximately 22,000 light-years away in the constellation Scutum. With an estimated radius of 1,450 to 1,530 solar radii, it is one of the largest stars known. The supergiant is member of the massive young star cluster RSGC1. Discovered in 2006, the cluster and its members are invisible to the unaided eye and cannot be seen in optical telescopes.| Star Facts
Delta Scuti (δ Sct) is a yellow-white giant located 201 light years away in the constellation Scutum. The star serves as the prototype for a class of variable stars known as the Delta Scuti variables.| Star Facts
Messier 16 (M16), the famous Eagle Nebula, is a star-forming nebula with a young open star cluster located in Serpens. M16 lies near the borders with the constellations Sagittarius and Scutum. The nebula is best known for the Pillars of Creation region, three large pillars of gas famously photographed by Hubble in 1995. Also known… Read More »Messier 16: Eagle Nebula| Messier Objects
The Cone Nebula is a famous H II region located 2,700 light-years away in the constellation Monoceros, the Unicorn. It is part of the larger star-forming region NGC 2264, along with the Christmas Tree Cluster and the Fox Fur Nebula.| www.constellation-guide.com