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Composing the Omega Nebula

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 11, 2000 is “Composing the Omega Nebula,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: K. M. Merrill , 2.1-m Telescope , SQIID , KPNO , AURA , NOAO , NSF). The original explanation runs about 150 words.

Composing the Omega Nebula
Credit & Copyright: K. M. Merrill , 2.1-m Telescope , SQIID , KPNO , AURA , NOAO , NSF Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“The Omega Nebula is a massive, complex cloud of dust and gas from which new stars are continually forming. The similarity to the Greek letter capital Omega gives the molecular cloud its popular name, but the nebula is also known as the Swan Nebula, the Horseshoe Nebula, and M17 .”

— APOD editors, December 11, 2000

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
December 11, 2000
Type
Image
Credit
Credit & Copyright: K. M. Merrill , 2.1-m Telescope , SQIID , KPNO , AURA , NOAO , NSF
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 150 words

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Nebulae

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Source

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