NGC 40, also known as the Bow-Tie Nebula or Caldwell 2, is a planetary nebula located around 5280 light years from Earth in the Constellation of Cepheus. The nebula is about one light-year across. It
HST
Image of NGC 40 by Amateur Astronomer
Optical image from the WIYN telescope
Frederick William Herschel was a German–British astronomer and composer. He frequently collaborated with his younger sister and fellow astronomer Caroline Herschel. Born in the Electorate of Hanover,
Portrait of William Herschel (1785)
Original manuscript of Symphony No. 15 in E-flat major (1762)
Plaque at the Herschel Museum of Astronomy, which was the family home at 19 New King Street, Bath
Replica in the William Herschel Museum of a telescope similar to that with which Herschel discovered Uranus