Seagull Nebula,composite image. This star formation region is around 3500 light years distant on the borders of the constellations of Monoceros and Canis Major. The emission nebula IC 2177 (upper left) forms the 'head' of the seagull. The image data was obtained from the Subaru Telescope of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ),and the Digitized Sky Survey. For this view with infrared data added,see image C030/0047 | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / ROBERT GENDLER / Digitized Sky Survey / NAOJ |
Taille de l’image : | 4197 px × 2509 px |
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