by APOD Robot » Sat Aug 29, 2015 4:09 am
The Seagull Nebula
Explanation: A broad expanse of glowing gas and dust presents a bird-like visage to astronomers
from planet Earth, suggesting its popular moniker - The Seagull Nebula.
This portrait of the cosmic bird covers a 1.6 degree wide swath across the plane of the Milky Way,
near the direction of Sirius, alpha star of the constellation Canis Major. Of course,
the region includes objects with other
catalog designations: notably
NGC 2327, a compact, dusty emission region with an embedded massive star that forms the bird's head (aka the Parrot Nebula, above center). Dominated by the
reddish glow of atomic hydrogen, the complex of gas and dust clouds with bright young stars spans over 100 light-years at an estimated 3,800 light-year distance.
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