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Don Bouc Astrophotography
Distance: 430 light years
What is it?: The large dark (black) cloud is Barnard 22 - a dark nebula comprised mainly of dust, soot, and gas of long dead stars. Barely visable in the center is IC 2087, a small, orange flame shaped reflection nebula.
What is it?: The large dark (black) cloud is Barnard 22 - a dark nebula comprised mainly of dust, soot, and gas of long dead stars. Barely visable in the center is IC 2087, a small, orange flame shaped reflection nebula.
Distance: 400 light years
What irs it?: Dark nebula like this can actually be very early stage os star development. They are condensation of interstellar gas and dust.
In the center of all the dark gas and dust is a small reflection nebula where a star(s) are being born.
What irs it?: Dark nebula like this can actually be very early stage os star development. They are condensation of interstellar gas and dust.
In the center of all the dark gas and dust is a small reflection nebula where a star(s) are being born.
Distance: 1,300 light years
What is it?: This small reflection nebula is in the lower extremity of the dark nebula-Linds 1616. The glowing stars that cause the reflection nebula to shine are about 1,000,000 years old.
What is it?: This small reflection nebula is in the lower extremity of the dark nebula-Linds 1616. The glowing stars that cause the reflection nebula to shine are about 1,000,000 years old.
Distance: 2,000 light years
What is it?: Dark Nebulae are essentially very large clouds of dust and soot left over from star formation and exploded stars.
What is it?: Dark Nebulae are essentially very large clouds of dust and soot left over from star formation and exploded stars.
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