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Question Mark in Cepheus
Nebulae NGC 7822, Cederblad 214 (Ced 214), and Sharpless 170 (Sh2-170) are part of a complex of dust, gas and hot young stars in a gigantic molecular cloud on the Cepheus - Cassiopeia border. The northern part of the complex is NGC 7822 at the top of the image. The central portion is Ced 214. The smaller round nebula at the bottom of the image is Sh2-170.
Cederblad 214, seen immediately above, is located about 3,000 light years away. This nebula glows from ionized hydrogen powered by the energetic young stars being born in the nebula. Dark nebulae, intricate clouds of dark obscuring gas and dust in space, are plentiful in this region.
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Molecular Cloud Barnard 68
What used to be considered a hole in the sky is now known to astronomers as a dark molecular cloud. Here, a high concentration of dust and molecular gas absorb practically all the visible light emitted from background stars. The eerily dark surroundings help make the interiors of molecular clouds some of the coldest and most isolated places in the universe.
One of the most notable of these dark absorption nebulae is a cloud toward the constellation Ophiuchus known as Barnard 68, pictured above. That no stars are visible in the center indicates that Barnard 68 is relatively nearby, with measurements placing it about 500 light-years away and half a light-year across.
It is not known exactly how molecular clouds like Barnard 68 form, but it is known that these clouds are themselves likely places for new stars to form. In fact, Barnard 68 itself has been found likely to collapse and form a new star system. It is possible to look right through the cloud in infrared light.
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Sometimes I work on music so much, that I start to lose my marbles. This is what I do to keep myself sane and level. Here’s a logo I did for a friend of mine, shes a traveler - stoked on how it turned out.
Photo by: ALEXVNDER
