A Cosmic Seagull’s Star-Studded Wings

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Bright stars and vast clouds of dust and gas illuminate the “wings” of the Seagull Nebula (ESO)

These glowing red clouds are just a small part of the wings of an enormous bird — the Seagull Nebula, a band of gas and dust 3,400 light-years away that shines from UV light radiating from hot newborn stars.

This image was made from observations with the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope at the ESO La Silla Observatory in Chile. See the full wide-field view of the Seagull Nebula below.

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Post tags: ESO, H II, IC 2177, ionized hydrogen, La Silla, nebula, Seagull Nebula, Sharpless 2-296

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