- 1、TheCrabpulsar,thebest-knownexampleofabrightpulsarwindnebula,isabout950yearsold.2、Inbrilliantblue,thisisthepulsarwindnebulaoftheCrabnebulaintheconstellationofTaurus.3、Suchfeaturesareknownaspulsarwindnebulas....
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- 1、ThewholeOrionNebulacloudcomplex,whichincludestheHorseheadNebula,willslowlydisperseoverthenext100,000years.2、Thedeepmosaicalsoincludes(leftofcenter),theHorseheadNebula,theFlameNebula,andOrion'sbeltstars.3、TotheleftoftheHorseheadNebula,visibleast...
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- PicturedaboveisthewestendoftheVeilNebulaknowntechnicallyasNGC6960butlessformallyastheWitch'sBroomNebula.AlsoknownastheCygnusLoop,theVeilNebulanowspansnearly3degreesorabout6timesthediameterofthefullMoon.TheVeilNebulaitselfisalargesupernovaremnant,the...
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- ThissuggestivelyshapedreflectionnebulaisassociatedwiththebrightstarRigelintheconstellationOrion.ThisimageofreflectionnebulaDG129wasreleasedSeptember21.TheprominentreddishnebulaatthelowerrightsurroundingthestarSigmaScorpiiisareflectionnebulaproducedby...
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- Suchtumultuous,oftenvisuallyspectacular,interstellarregionssurroundingyouthfulstarsareknownasgaseousnebulae.Theelementhydrogencomprises90%ofthematteringaseousnebulae.Planetarynebulaeareatypeofisolatedgaseousnebulaepossessingafairdegreeofbilateralsymm...
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- Finedustinthenebulareflectsthelight.TheprominentreddishnebulaatthelowerrightsurroundingthestarSigmaScorpiiisareflectionnebulaproducedbydustscatteringstarlight.OntheaboveimageleftisageometricallyangledreflectionnebulacatalogedasSharpless1.Asthenebulac...
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