Some of the dustiest places in the universe
Lagoon Nebula (M8)
Brand-new stars are slowly being formed as gravity pulls gas and dust together in this 100-light-year-wide nebula in the constellation of Sagittarius.
Eagle Nebula (M16)
One of the most famous dusty places in the universe thanks to the Hubble Space Telescope, the ‘Pillars of Creation’ form part of the Eagle Nebula.
Crab Nebula (M1)
The remnant of a supernova explosion first seen in the year 1054, last year Swedish astronomers found 92 dusty globules in this famous cloud.
The Milky Way
Look up from a dark site and you will see the Milky Way arching overhead. You can clearly see there’s lots of dust between the stars.
The Pleiades (M45)
This famous star grouping – nicknamed the Seven Sisters – contains lots of dust illuminated by the light from the infant stars.