by APOD Robot » Tue Oct 11, 2022 4:05 am
Stars, Dust, Pillars, and Jets in the Pelican Nebula
Explanation: What dark structures arise within the Pelican Nebula? On the whole, the nebula appears like a bird (
a pelican) and is seen toward the constellation of a different bird:
Cygnus, a Swan. But inside, the
Pelican Nebula is a place lit up by new stars and
befouled by dark dust. Smoke-sized
dust grains start as simple carbon compounds formed in the cool atmospheres of young stars but are dispersed by
stellar winds and
explosions. Two impressive
Herbig-Haro jets are seen emitted by the star HH 555 on the right, and these jets are helping to
destroy the
light year-long dust
pillar that contains it. Other pillars and jets are also visible. The
featured image was
scientifically-colored to emphasize light emitted by small amounts of heavy elements in a nebula made predominantly of the light elements
hydrogen and
helium. The
Pelican Nebula (IC 5067 and IC 5070) is about 2,000
light-years away and can be found with a small telescope to the northeast of the bright star
Deneb.
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