Cone nebula (NGC 2264). The nebula is named for the dark cone of dust at left. This is silhouetted against the bright emission nebula,which glows red as the hydrogen gas it contains is ionised by radiation from hot young stars that formed in the nebula. This nebula lies around 2600 light years from Earth in the constellation Monoceros | |
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