<p>Ron Brecher from Guelph, Ontario, Canada Sharpless 2–112 is a glowing cloud of ionized hydrogen roughly 30 light-years across, threaded by dark rifts of dust. It lies about 6,500 light-years away in Cygnus and is energized by the hot, massive O-type star BD+45 3216. The imager took nearly 24½ hours of exposure in the Hubble<a class="more-link" href="https://www.astronomy.com/picture-of-the-day/photo/a-stellar-nursery-in-cygnus/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">"A stellar nursery in Cygnus"</span></a></p>
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Ron Brecher from Guelph, Ontario, Canada Sharpless 2–112 is a glowing cloud of ionized hydrogen roughly 30 light-years across, threaded by dark rifts of dust. It lies about 6,500 light-years away in Cygnus and is energized by the hot, massive O-type star BD+45 3216. The imager took nearly 24½ hours of exposure in the HubbleContinue reading “A stellar nursery in Cygnus”
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