martes, 15 de febrero de 2011

Hourglass-shaped Nebula Sharpless 2-106

Hourglass-shaped Nebula Sharpless 2-106:

An optical image of the hourglass-shaped nebula Sharpless 2-106, taken using the Gemini North Telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawaii.

Sharpless 2-106 (Sh2-106), an hourglass-shaped (bipolar) nebula, is a stellar nursery made up of glowing gas and light-scattering dust. The material shrouds ...


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