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The long integration reveals the full structure of a collapsing molecular cloud inside a giant H II region about 2,400 light-years away.
The long integration reveals the full structure of a collapsing molecular cloud inside a giant H II region about 2,400 light-years away.
• Pockets of ionized oxygen gas (OIII)
• Adds faint teal tones
• Marks areas of intense radiation
• Pockets of ionized oxygen gas (OIII)
• Adds faint teal tones
• Marks areas of intense radiation
• Cold, dusty clouds blocking starlight
• Appear as dark rivers against the glow
• Raw material for future stars
• Cold, dusty clouds blocking starlight
• Appear as dark rivers against the glow
• Raw material for future stars
• Vast clouds of hydrogen gas glowing red
• Energized by nearby massive stars
• A stellar nursery in action
• Vast clouds of hydrogen gas glowing red
• Energized by nearby massive stars
• A stellar nursery in action
• A young open cluster near Sadr
• Stars only a few million years old
• Shining hot and blue against the nebula
• A young open cluster near Sadr
• Stars only a few million years old
• Shining hot and blue against the nebula
• A yellow-white supergiant, 150× the Sun’s size
• So bright it lights up the entire region
• A yellow-white supergiant, 150× the Sun’s size
• So bright it lights up the entire region
The Eastern Veil Nebula (NGC 6992) is a gorgeous tangle of ionized gas and dust, stretching across the remnants of a massive star that exploded around 10,000 years ago. This glowing filament is part of the larger Veil Nebula supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus.
The Eastern Veil Nebula (NGC 6992) is a gorgeous tangle of ionized gas and dust, stretching across the remnants of a massive star that exploded around 10,000 years ago. This glowing filament is part of the larger Veil Nebula supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus.