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