Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Emission Nebula IC 1396

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 24, 2007 is “Emission Nebula IC 1396,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Kent Wood). The original explanation runs about 100 words.

Emission Nebula IC 1396
Credit & Copyright: Kent Wood Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Sprawling across hundreds of light-years, emission nebula IC 1396 mixes glowing cosmic gas and dark dust clouds . Stars are forming in this area, only about 3,000 light-years from Earth.”

— APOD editors, December 24, 2007

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
December 24, 2007
Type
Image
Credit
Credit & Copyright: Kent Wood
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 100 words

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