by APOD Robot » Thu May 26, 2016 4:06 am
IC 5067 in the Pelican Nebula
Explanation: The prominent ridge of emission featured in
this sharp, colorful skyscape is cataloged as IC 5067. Part of a larger
emission nebula with a distinctive shape, popularly called
The Pelican Nebula, the ridge spans about 10 light-years following the curve of the cosmic pelican's head and neck. This false-color view also translates the pervasive glow of narrow
emission lines from atoms in the nebula to a
color palette made popular in Hubble Space Telescope images of star forming regions. Fantastic, dark shapes inhabiting the 1/2 degree wide field are clouds of cool gas and dust sculpted by the winds and radiation from hot, massive stars. Close-ups of some of the sculpted clouds show clear
signs of newly forming stars. The Pelican Nebula, itself cataloged as IC 5070, is about 2,000 light-years away.
To find it, look northeast of bright
star Deneb in the high flying constellation Cygnus.
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