Westerland 2 is a giant cluster of 3,000 stars that resides in a raucous stellar breeding ground known as Gum 29.
Galaxy NGC 4535 is truly a stunning sight and is located in the constellation of Virgo, around 50 million light-years from Earth.
Eta Carinae may be about to explode; its mass, about 100 times greater than our sun, makes it an excellent candidate for a full-blown supernova.
NGC 2146 is classified as a barred spiral galaxy because of its shape, but the most distinctive feature is the dusty spiral arms that are looped in front of the galaxy's core.
The planetary nebula NGC 7027 resembles a jewel bug, an insect with a brilliantly colorful metallic shell.
N44 is a complex Nebula filled with glowing hydrogen gas, dark lanes of dust, starry gap called a "Superbubble".
The orange-red cobwebs in this Hubble image are dusty clouds of sooty carbon engulfing the dying star CW Leonis.