Monday, February 7, 2011

Hourglass-shaped Nebula Sharpless 2-106

Hourglass-shaped Nebula Sharpless 2-106
Mon, 07 Feb 2011 02:02:02 -0600

An optical image of the nebula Sharpless 2-106, taken using the Gemini North Telescope

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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