Dimock Community Center   Stephany took this beautiful image of the Lagoon Nebula.  The Lagoon nebula is at an estimated distance of 4,100 light-years.  With this knowledge, it is possible to estimate the dimensions of the nebula.  One dimension, for example, is 110 light-years in length.  This means that if you were traveling at the speed of light, it would take you some 110 years to travel from one side of the nebula to the other!  Along with the Orion nebula, the Lagoon is the other star-forming nebula faintly visible to the naked eye in the Northern hemisphere.
Roxbury Multi-Service Center                                       Pablo took this wonderful image of Centaurus A Galaxy. It is one of the most intriguing galaxies that astronomers study.  It is thought to be the result of a monumental collision between an elliptical galaxy and a larger spiral galaxy sometime in the past few billion years!  You can clearly see a prominent dust band that obscures the center.  The band is actually a disk plane that surrounds the galaxy.
	Tobin Community Center   Jason took this distinctive image of the Trifid nebula.  The nebula is famous for its three-lobed appearance, and it is illuminated by a young star cluster near its center.  The distance of the Trifid nebula is not precisely known.
Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts   Aminata took this fascinating image of the Dumbbell Nebula, which was the first ever planetary nebula discovered by Charles Messier.  >From our vantage point, the nebula seems to be in the shape of a dumbbell, yet if you were to travel to one of its poles, it might look very much like a ring.