by APOD Robot » Thu Oct 29, 2015 4:11 am
IC 1871: Inside the Soul Nebula
Explanation: This cosmic close-up looks deep inside the Soul Nebula. The dark and brooding dust clouds outlined by bright ridges of glowing gas are cataloged as IC 1871. About 25 light-years across, the telescopic field of view spans only a small part of the much larger
Heart and Soul nebulae. At an estimated distance of 6,500 light-years the star-forming complex lies within the Perseus spiral arm
of the Milky Way, seen in planet Earth's skies toward the constellation Cassiopeia. An example of
triggered star formation, the dense star-forming clouds of IC 1871 are themselves sculpted by the intense winds and radiation of the region's massive young stars. This color image adopts a
palette made popular in Hubble images of star-forming regions.
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[b] Explanation: [/b] [url=http://swagastro.weebly.com/images-gallery.html]This cosmic close-up[/url] looks deep inside the Soul Nebula. The dark and brooding dust clouds outlined by bright ridges of glowing gas are cataloged as IC 1871. About 25 light-years across, the telescopic field of view spans only a small part of the much larger [url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/WISE/multimedia/wiseimage20100524.html]Heart and Soul[/url] nebulae. At an estimated distance of 6,500 light-years the star-forming complex lies within the Perseus spiral arm [url=http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080606.html]of the Milky Way[/url], seen in planet Earth's skies toward the constellation Cassiopeia. An example of [url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/spitzer/multimedia/20080722.html]triggered star formation[/url], the dense star-forming clouds of IC 1871 are themselves sculpted by the intense winds and radiation of the region's massive young stars. This color image adopts a [url=http://hubblesite.org/gallery/behind_the_pictures/meaning_of_color/eagle.php]palette made popular[/url] in Hubble images of star-forming regions.
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