Thursday, April 9, 2009

The Seagull Nebula

Dominated by the reddish glow of atomic hydrogen, the complex of cosmic gas and dust clouds with bright young stars spans over 250 light-years at an estimated 3,800 light-year distance.

The sky is full of hydrogen, though it can take a sensitive camera and telescope to see it. For example, below is a twelve-degree-wide view of the northern part of the constellation Cygnus revealing cosmic clouds of hydrogen gas along the plane of our Milky Way galaxy.

Oh, feels like rage building and blood boiling. Just simply beautiful.

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