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Credit & Copyright: Adam Block and
Tim Puckett
Explanation:
Cosmic clouds of hydrogen gas and dust abound in
this
gorgeous skyscape,
stretching through
Monocerous in
the neighborhood of
The
Cone Nebula.
A dark, obscuring dust cloud, the simple, sculpted
shape of
the Cone Nebula is near the lower left edge.
Surrounded by the red glow of hydrogen gas, the cone
points up, toward bright, blue-white S Monocerotis, a quadruple
system of very massive, hot stars.
S Mon itself is also surrounded by
intriguing red emission nebulae
characteristic of star forming regions while
above and to the right of S Mon, a larger region of fainter
emission silhouettes expansive
dark markings on the sky.
Yellowish open star cluster
Trumpler 5
is below picture center, with
the striking blue
reflection nebula, IC 2169
near the center right edge.
The curious compact cometary shape near the bottom edge is
Hubble's Variable Nebula.
Over 31 hours of exposure time went into this truly remarkable,
2.5 degree wide, color mosaic.
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Based on Astronomy Picture
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Publications with keywords: Cone nebula - NGC 2264 - emission nebula - reflection nebula
Publications with words: Cone nebula - NGC 2264 - emission nebula - reflection nebula
See also:
- APOD: 2024 May 1 Á IC 1795: The Fishhead Nebula
- APOD: 2024 April 24 Á Dragons Egg Bipolar Emission Nebula
- APOD: 2024 March 13 Á The Seagull Nebula
- APOD: 2024 February 21 Á Seagull Nebula over Pinnacles Peak
- APOD: 2024 February 4 Á The Cone Nebula from Hubble
- NGC 1893 and the Tadpoles of IC 410
- The Light, the Dark, and the Dusty