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2023年9月4日 Cygnus: Bubble and Crescent Credit & Copyright: Abdullah Al-Harbi Explanation: As stars die, they create clouds. Two stellar death clouds of gas and dust can be found toward the high-flying constellation of the Swan (Cygnus) as they drift through rich star fields in the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy. Caught here within the telescopic field of ...
2021年06月17日 NGC 6888: The Crescent Nebula Image Credit & Copyright: Joe Navara, Glenn Clouder, Russell Discombe Explanation: NGC 6888, also known as the Crescent Nebula, is a about 25 light-years across blown by winds from its central, bright, massive star. A triumvirate of astroimagers ( Joe, Glenn, Russell) created this sharp portrait of the cosmic bu...
2020年10月17日 Cygnus: Bubble and Crescent Image Credit & Copyright: Wissam Ayoub Explanation: These clouds of gas and dust drift through rich star fields along the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy toward the high flying constellation Cygnus. Caught within the telescopic field of view are the Soap Bubble (lower left) and the Crescent Nebula (upper right). Bot...