IC 4628: The Prawn Nebula . ... Credit Copyright: ESO ; Acknowledgement: Martin Pugh Explanation: South of Antares , in the tail of the nebula-rich constellation Scorpius, lies emission nebula IC 4628 . Nearby hot, massive stars, millions of years young, radiate the nebula with invisible ultraviolet light, stripping electrons from atoms. The electrons eventually recombine with the atoms to produce the visible nebular glow , dominated by the red emission of hydrogen . ...
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... 2013 September 23 . IC 4628: The Prawn Nebula . ... Explanation: South of Antares , in the tail of the nebula-rich constellation Scorpius, lies emission nebula IC 4628 . Nearby hot, massive stars, millions of years young, radiate the nebula with invisible ultraviolet light, stripping electrons from atoms. ... The nebula is also cataloged as Gum 56 for Australian astronomer Colin Stanley Gum , but seafood-loving astronomers might know this cosmic cloud as The Prawn Nebula . ... About APOD | ...