Planetary Nebulae
in the NGC/IC Catalogs


Of the more than 13,000 objects in the NGC and IC catalogs, only about 129 are planetary nebulae. Probably, part of the reason for this relatively small number is that many planetaries are either very small and star-like, or very faint, making them difficult to detect with the equipment available when these catalogs were produced. Even so, these 129 objects present a wide range of targets for the observer. Some are large and bright, while others are very small. There is something here for all observers no matter what their skills and instruments.

Imaging all of these objects is still a work in progress, with many more objects still to be done. Hopefully in the near future more time will be available to complete the full list.


Film Images


NGC 246

NGC 1535

NGC 2392

NGC 2440

NGC 2818

NGC 3132
The Eight-Burst Nebula

NGC 3699

NGC 5189

NGC 6164/6165

NGC 6302
The Bug Nebula

NGC 7009
The Saturn Nebula

NGC 7293
The Helix Nebula

IC 5148


DSLR Images


NGC 4361

NGC 6164/NGC 6165

NGC 7293
The Helix Nebula

NGC 7076


CCD Images


NGC 40

NGC 246

NGC 1360

NGC 1501

NGC 1514

NGC 1535

NGC 2022

NGC 2346

NGC 2371

NGC 2392
The Eskimo Nebula

NGC 2438

NGC 2440

NGC 2818

NGC 2867

NGC 2899

NGC 3132
The Eight-Burst Nebula

NGC 3195

NGC 3211

NGC 3242
The Ghost of Jupiter

NGC 3699

NGC 3918
The Blue Planetary

NGC 4071

NGC 4361

NGC 5189

NGC 5873

NGC 5979

NGC 6164/6165

NGC 6302
The Bug Nebula

NGC 6369

NGC 6445

NGC 6543

NGC 6772

NGC 6781

NGC 6804

NGC 6842

NGC 6891

NGC 6905

NGC 7008

NGC 7009
The Saturn Nebula

NGC 7048

NGC 7076

NGC 7139

NGC 7293
The Helix Nebula

NGC 7662
The Blue Snowball

IC 418

IC 972

IC 2165

IC 2501

IC 4406

IC 4593

IC 5148