Cone Nebula is a photograph by Canada-france-hawaii Telescope/jean- Charles Cuillandre/science Photo Library which was uploaded on October 4th, 2018.
Cone Nebula
Cone Nebula. Optical image of the dark Cone Nebula (lower centre) and part of the emission nebula NGC 2264 (red). A nebula consists of gas and dust.... more
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Cone Nebula
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Canada-france-hawaii Telescope/jean- Charles Cuillandre/science Photo Library
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Cone Nebula. Optical image of the dark Cone Nebula (lower centre) and part of the emission nebula NGC 2264 (red). A nebula consists of gas and dust. A dark nebula mostly does not emit or reflect light. An emission nebula has been heated by nearby stars until the hydrogen gas it contains glows red. A reflection nebula reflects starlight. The tip of the Cone Nebula is shining by reflected light and parts also glow red. The Cone Nebula is about 6 light years long. The stars are part of the Xmas Tree open star cluster. These nebulae are in a region of star formation around 2400 light years distant in the constellation Monoceros.
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October 4th, 2018
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