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The Carina Nebula1739

The worldwide ranking generated by 261 votes

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The Carina Nebula1739

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 14331717

The Tarantula Nebula1662

Spiral Galaxy NGC 36271630

Rho Ophiuchi1624

A Molecular Cloud1608

Dark Matter (in blue)1592

NGC 42541585

The Serpens Nebula1543

#10

Stephan's Quintet1526

#11

Sagittarius C1522

#12

NGC 604 Stars1520

#13

The Orion Nebula1518

#14

NGC 602 Stellar Cluster1512

#15

The Crab Nebula1505

#16

Cassiopeia A (Cas A)1505

#17

The Rings of Neptune1501

#18

The Helix Nebula1497

#19

Spiral Galaxy NGC 74691495

#20

A Starry View1480

#21

Dwarf Galaxy NGC 44491479

#22

M16 The Eagle Nebula1448

#23

The Horsehead Nebula1434

#24

The Penguin and the Egg1427

#25

Galaxy Cluster SMACS 07231423

#26

The Red Ring Nebula1402

#27

Messier 58 Galaxy1390

#28

Globular Cluster M921388

#29

The Blue Ring Nebula1379

#30

A Glimpse Into Jupiter's Inner Life1351

#31

Galaxy Cluster MACS J11491316

#32

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