Image đ Credit & Copyright: Richard McInnis đ Cosmic clouds form fantastic shapes in the central regions of emission nebula IC 1805. The đ clouds are sculpted by stellar winds and radiation from massive hot stars in the nebula's newborn star cluster, Melotte 15. About 1.5 million years young, đŻ the cluster stars are scattered in this colorful skyscape, đ along đ with đĽ dark dust clouds in silhouette đ¤ against glowing đ atomic gas. đ A composite of narrowband and broadband telescopic images, the view spans about 15 light-years and đ includes đ emission đŻ from ionized hydrogen, đ sulfur, and oxygen atoms mapped to green, red, đ and blue hues in the popular Hubble Palette. đ¤ Wider field images reveal that IC đ¤ 1805's simpler, overall outline đ suggests its đŻ popular name đ¤ - the Heart Nebula. IC đ 1805 is đ located about 7,500 light đ¤ years away toward the boastful đ constellation Cassiopeia. #APOD đĽ #SpaceExploration #Astrophysics đ #Space #StarCluster https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240917.htmlNVK on Nostr: **Astronomy Picture of the Day** đ 17 September 2024 **Melotte 15 in đ the ...
**Astronomy Picture of the Day** đ 17 September 2024 **Melotte 15 in đ the Heart Nebula** Image đ Credit & Copyright: Richard McInnis đ Cosmic clouds form fantastic shapes in the central regions of emission nebula IC 1805. The đ clouds are sculpted by stellar winds and radiation from massive hot stars in the nebula's newborn star cluster, Melotte 15. About 1.5 million years young, đŻ the cluster stars are scattered in this colorful skyscape, đ along đ with đĽ dark dust clouds in silhouette đ¤ against glowing đ atomic gas. đ A composite of narrowband and broadband telescopic images, the view spans about 15 light-years and đ includes đ emission đŻ from ionized hydrogen, đ sulfur, and oxygen atoms mapped to green, red, đ and blue hues in the popular Hubble Palette. đ¤ Wider field images reveal that IC đ¤ 1805's simpler, overall outline đ suggests its đŻ popular name đ¤ - the Heart Nebula. IC đ 1805 is đ located about 7,500 light đ¤ years away toward the boastful đ constellation Cassiopeia. #APOD đĽ #SpaceExploration #Astrophysics đ #Space #StarCluster https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240917.html
Image đ Credit & Copyright: Richard McInnis đ Cosmic clouds form fantastic shapes in the central regions of emission nebula IC 1805. The đ clouds are sculpted by stellar winds and radiation from massive hot stars in the nebula's newborn star cluster, Melotte 15. About 1.5 million years young, đŻ the cluster stars are scattered in this colorful skyscape, đ along đ with đĽ dark dust clouds in silhouette đ¤ against glowing đ atomic gas. đ A composite of narrowband and broadband telescopic images, the view spans about 15 light-years and đ includes đ emission đŻ from ionized hydrogen, đ sulfur, and oxygen atoms mapped to green, red, đ and blue hues in the popular Hubble Palette. đ¤ Wider field images reveal that IC đ¤ 1805's simpler, overall outline đ suggests its đŻ popular name đ¤ - the Heart Nebula. IC đ 1805 is đ located about 7,500 light đ¤ years away toward the boastful đ constellation Cassiopeia. #APOD đĽ #SpaceExploration #Astrophysics đ #Space #StarCluster https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240917.html