Take one look at supernova remnant Simeis 147 and you’ll immediately know why it’s called the Spaghetti Nebula. It lies in Taurus the Bull, near that constellation’s northern border with Auriga.

All the intricate tangles of gassy filaments that make up the Spaghetti Nebula used to be packed into a single star, somewhere between 8 and 15 times more massive than our Sun.

The Origins of the Spaghetti Nebula. AstroBin provides further insight into the origins of Simeis 147, revealing its discovery in 1952 by Grigory Shajn and his team at the Crimean Astrophysical ...

Ron Brecher. Meet Simeis 147, a tangled heap of cosmic clouds also known as the Spaghetti Nebula. Resembling a lumpy, sauce-covered meatball, the nebula measures about 150 light-years across and ...

With one exception, the Spaghetti Nebula (Simeis 147), you should be able to see all of these through binoculars or a 6-inch telescope. Designation: Diameter: Constellation: Right Ascension: ...

This image of the Rosette Nebula, about 3,000 light-years away, in the constellation Monoceros was shared by NASA. Quoted as "When Roses Aren't Red", this image features the beautiful star-forming ...

This image of the Rosette Nebula, about 3,000 light-years away, in the constellation Monoceros was shared by NASA. Quoted as "When Roses Aren't Red", this image features the beautiful star-forming ...