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| The Serpens Nebula | The emission nebula NGC 6188 | Zooming into VISTA’s view of Messier 78 | Panning across VISTA’s view of Messier 78 |
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| Infrared/visible-light cross-fade views of Messier 78 | Zooming in on the glowing gas cloud LHA 120-N55 in the Large Magellanic Cloud | Close-up of the reflection nebula IC 2631 | Zooming in on the young star in the reflection nebula IC 2631 |
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| Zooming in on the Flying Saucer protoplanetary disc | Zooming in on the Trifid Nebula, and two Cepheid variables far beyond | The Tarantula Nebula (3) | The Tarantula Nebula (2) |
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| The Tarantula Nebula (1) | Pan over the Carina Nebula | Zoomaten hohtaviin kaasupilviin NGC 2014 ja NGC 2020 | Zoomaten Thorin kypärään |
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| Pölyn siivilöintiä Orionin vyön lähistöllä | Zooming into the Helix Nebula | Pan over the Helix Nebula | Carina Nebula Zoom-in |
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| Zooming in on the HII Region LHA 120-N 180B | NGC 6369 AO on/off crossfade | Zooming in on the Orion Nebula | Panning across the Orion Nebula |
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| A close look at the sky around the star formation region RCW 106 | Zooming in on star formation in the southern Milky Way | Panorointi halki uuden VLT-teleskoopin kuvan kaasupilvistä NGC 2014 ja NGC 2020 | Zoomaten APEX-teleskoopin kuvaan osasta Orionin sumua |
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| Zoomaten planetaariseen sumuun IC 1295 | Panorointia tähtien syntyalueessa NGC 6357 | Zoom-in RCW 86 | Helix Nebula pan and zoom |
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| Helix Nebula Zoom | ADONIS observes low-mass eclipsing system in Orion | Kuljetaan Sh2-284-sumun poikki | Panning across the Cosmic Bat |
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| Artist's impression of the Veil Nebula (fulldome) | Panoroiden Kölin sumua esittävän VST-teleskoopin kuvan halki | The Cool Clouds of Carina | Pan over the Eagle Nebula |
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| Into the Eagle Nebula | Zoom in on the Omega Nebula | Pan on the Omega Nebula | Exploring the Herbig-Haro object HH 46/47 with ALMA (fulldome) |
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| Panning across the Cat’s Paw and Lobster Nebulae | Close-up pan video showing the Medusa Nebula | Zoomaten Kölin sumuun | Zooming onto Messier 8 |
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| Zoom in to the Trifid Nebula | VLT, WFI and Hubble observations of the Eagle Nebula | 3D animation of the Seagull Nebula | Pan across the Carina Nebula |
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| Zooming in on the Medusa | Zooming in on the unusual planetary nebula Henize 2-428 | Zoomaten tähtienmuodostusalueeseen Gum 41 | Panoroiden halki planetaarisen sumun Abell 33 |
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| Zoomaten planetaariseen sumuun Abell 33 | MUSE views the Orion Nebula | Zoomaten Lokkisumun siipiin | Panoroiden pimeää pilveä ja siihen liittyviä kuumia, nuoria tähtiä esittävän kuvan halki |
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| Panning across N180 | Close-up view of the glowing gas cloud LHA 120-N55 in the Large Magellanic Cloud | Zoomaten Katkarapusumuun | Zooming in on the Omega Nebula |
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| Tarkka silmäys APEX-teleskoopin kuvaan osasta Orionin sumua | Panoroiden halki Lokkisumun | Panning across the star formation region Gum 15 | ESO:n VST-teleskoopin lähikuva Katkarapusumusta |
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| Panoroiden halki tähtienmuodostusalueen NGC 6559 | Zooming in on the dark cloud Lupus 4 | A close-up view of the dark cloud Lupus 4 | A close-up look at star formation in the southern Milky Way |
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| Zooming in on Gum 15 | Panoroiden halki VLT:n kuvan Toby-kannu -sumusta | Zoomaten tähtijoukkoon NGC 6520 ja tummaan pilveen Barnard 86 | Infrapuna- ja näkyvän valon kuvien vertaus tähtijoukosta NGC 6520 ja tummasta pilvestä Barnard 86 |
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| Zoomaten kirkkaaseen tähtijoukkoon NGC 3293 | Panoroiden halki tähtienmuodostusalueen Gum 41 | Vertailu VISTA:n NGC 6357 -kuvan ja näkyvän valon kuvan välillä | Zooming in on NGC 3603 |
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| The Horsehead Nebula | Zooming in on a new infrared view of the Carina Nebula | Zooming in on the Cat’s Paw and Lobster Nebulae | Zoomaten tähtienmuodostusalueeseen NGC 2035 |
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| Panning across NGC 3603 | A close look at part of the Coalsack Nebula | Zooming in on the star forming cloud RCW 34 | Zoomaten Toby-kannu -sumuun |
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| Lähikuva tähtien lastentarhasta IC 2944 ja Thackerayn globuleista | Zoomaten tähtienmuodostusalueeseen NGC 6559 | Zoomaten VISTA:n kuvaan NGC 6357:sta | Close-up pan across the star forming cloud RCW 34 |
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| Zooming in on a stellar nursery in Monoceros | Infrared/visible crossfade of the Monoceros R2 star-forming region (Unannotated) | IR/visible crossfade of the Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8) — Unannotated | Panoroiden halki tähijoukon NGC 6520 ja tumman pilven Barnard 86 |
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| Panoroiden Thorin kypärä -sumun halki | Diving into the Lagoon Nebula | Pan over the Lagoon Nebula | An infrared/visible light comparison of views of the Helix Nebula (unannotated) |
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