IC 63 Ghost Nebula, imaged by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The IC 63 nebula is located 550 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia (The Queen). Nicknamed the Ghost Nebula, the gaseous regions are hydrogen atoms being bombarded with ultraviolet radiation from the nearby, blue-giant star Gamma Cassiopeiae (not seen in this image), causing it to glow in red light. The blue colour is from light reflected off of the nebula's dust. The Ghost Nebula is part of a much larger nebulous region surrounding Gamma Cassiopeiae. | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / STScI / ESA / NASA |
Taille de l’image : | 4149 px × 4211 px |
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