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Trifid Nebula – M21
The Trifid Nebula (M20) is a rare combination of a red emission nebula, a blue reflection nebula, and dark dust lanes. An extremely hot, young multiple star at its center has so much energy that it causes hydrogen gas to
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Part of the Dark-Wolf-Nebula
My image shows a small section of the Dark Wolf Nebula. This nebula, in turn, is part of the large molecular cloud in the constellation Lupus (the Wolf), about 500 times the size of our full moon and only about
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Mermaid Nebula – ESO 217-25
An impressive sea creature in the constellation Centaurus. My image shows the ghostly remnant of a stellar explosion, often referred to as the “Mermaid Nebula.” What appears here as an elegant web of luminous blue filaments and red shock fronts
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Wishing Well Cluster – NGC3532
Because of the arrangement of its stars, it is called the Wishing Well Star Cluster—the sparkling cluster on the left side of my photo. The roughly 150 bright stars look like silver coins tossed into the bottom of a wishing
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Dark Wolf Nebula – SL17
The Wolf Nebula, also known as the Fenrir Nebula (SL17), is a fascinating dark nebula in the constellation Scorpio, located just about 6,200 light-years away. It is a striking accumulation of cosmic dust that blocks the light of thousands of
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Thread-like Network of Filaments in Vela SNR
It looks like a neural network. Its delicate branches resemble the system of arteries and capillaries in the human body. Or it resembles the underground, thread-like networks of fungi in the forest floor. Actually, my image shows a fascinating section
