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Credit & Copyright: Jerry Lodriguss
Explanation:
The dark nebula predominant at the lower left of the
above photograph is known as the Pipe Nebula.
The dark clouds, suggestively shaped like smoke rising from a pipe,
are caused by absorption of background starlight
by dust.
These dust clouds can be traced all the way to the
Rho Ophiuchi nebular clouds on
the right.
The brightest star in the field is
Antares.
Many types of nebula are highlighted here: the red are
emission nebula,
the blue are
reflection nebula,
and the dark are
absorption nebula.
This picture has been
digitally enhanced.
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Publications with keywords: nebula - absorption nebula - dark nebula
Publications with words: nebula - absorption nebula - dark nebula
See also:
- IC 348 and Barnard 3
- APOD: 2024 October 27 Á LDN 43: The Cosmic Bat Nebula
- The Dark Tower in Scorpius
- APOD: 2024 July 22 Á Chamaeleon Dark Nebulas
- APOD: 2024 June 25 Á The Dark Doodad Nebula
- APOD: 2024 June 11 Á Colorful Stars and Clouds near Rho Ophiuchi
- APOD: 2024 January 23 Á Deep Nebulas: From Seagull to California