This picture shows an area of
the Milky Way on the constellation of Vulpecula. Raughly at the center
of the image the NGC6820 nebula can be appreciated. It is a very
faint cloud of ionized hydrogen gas and dust containing a prominent
pillar and dark globules. This active star birth region is located
approximately 6000 light years from earth. Embedded within the nebula is open star cluster NGC 6823, a relatively
young 2 million year old grouping of young, hot stars whose intense UV
radiation is carving out the intricate structure seen in the
surrounding nebula.
To the left center the Dumbell nebula (M27) can be seen and the nebula
IC1305 can be appreciated in the upper part of the picture.
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