Friday, December 16, 2011

Pictures of the day: 16 December 2011.


Star-Forming Region Sharpless 2-106.

Dusky red veins surround the blue emission from the nebula. The faint light emanating from the central star reflects off of tiny dust particles. This illuminates the environment around the star, showing darker filaments of dust winding beneath the blue lobes.

Telegraph.

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