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2023年1月10日 NGC 2264: The Cone Nebula Image Credit & Copyright: Matthew Dieterich Explanation: Stars are forming in the gigantic dust pillar called the Cone Nebula. Cones, pillars, and majestic flowing shapes abound in stellar nurseries where clouds of gas and dust are sculpted by energetic winds from newborn stars. The Cone Nebula, a well-known example,...
2020 March 10 Wide Field: Fox Fur, Unicorn, and Christmas Tree Image Credit & Copyright: Greg Gurdak Explanation: What do the following things have in common: a cone, the fur of a fox, and a Christmas tree? Answer: they all occur in the constellation of the unicorn (Monoceros). Pictured as a star forming region and cataloged as NGC 2264, the complex jum...
2020 February 8 Cosmic Clouds in the Unicorn Image Credit & Copyright: Bray Falls Explanation: Interstellar clouds of hydrogen gas and dust abound in this gorgeous skyscape. The 3 degree wide field of view stretches through the faint but fanciful constellation Monoceros, the Unicorn. A star forming region cataloged as NGC 2264 is centered, a complex jumb...