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A stellar nursery in Cygnus

Ron Brecher from Guelph, Ontario, Canada Sharpless 2–112 is a glowing cloud of ionized hydrogen roughly 30 light-years across, threaded by dark rifts of dust. It lies about 6,500 light-years away in Cygnus and is energized by the hot, massive O-type star BD+45 3216. The imager took nearly 24½ hours of exposure in the HubbleContinue reading "A stellar nursery in Cygnus" The post A stellar nursery in Cygnus appeared first on Astronomy Magazine.

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Sharpless 2–112 is a glowing cloud of ionized hydrogen approximately 30 light-years across and located about 6,500 light-years away in Cygnus. It is energized by the hot, massive O-type star BD+45 3216, and the imager required nearly 24½ hours of exposure.

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