Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Stars and Dust in the Pacman Nebula

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 18, 2024 is “Stars and Dust in the Pacman Nebula,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Malcolm Loro). The original explanation runs about 138 words.

A blue glowing gas background shows numerous bright stars in the foreground. A dark red dust nebula is also visible toward the image center. Around the edges, dark dust clouds are also visible, sometime colored tan and other times dark brow
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Malcolm Loro Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Stars can create huge and intricate dust sculptures from the dense and dark molecular cloud s from which they are born. The tools the stars use to carve their detailed works are high energy light and fast stellar winds .”

— APOD editors, November 18, 2024

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
November 18, 2024
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Malcolm Loro
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 138 words

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