NGC 6781 Snowglobe Nebula

Capture

Seestar s50 367 stacks

Date

13 July 2026

Location

Camden, NSW

Original

1460 × 2596 px

NGC 6781 Snowglobe Nebula is a planetary nebula located in the equatorial constellation of Aquila and lies at a distance of 1,500 light years from Earth. Its interior is partly transparent and the light of stars that appear in the same field of view make the nebular ring appear like a snow globe with suspended snowflakes. The nebula has a physical radius of about 0.44 light-years and it spans an angular size of 1.9 × 1.8 arcminutes. Apparent magnitude 11.4.

See it in the nebulas gallery