Behold: NGC 1333 (in blue) – a reflection nebula at the edge of a large, star-forming molecular cloud in the constellation Perseus, 1000 light years from Earth. To wit:
This striking close-up spans about two full moons on the sky or just over 15 light-years at the estimated distance of NGC 1333. It shows details of the dusty region along with telltale hints of contrasty red emission from Herbig-Haro objects, jets and shocked glowing gas emanating from recently formed stars. In fact, NGC 1333 contains hundreds of stars less than a million years old, most stillhidden from optical telescopes by the pervasive stardust. The chaotic environment may be similar to one in which our own Sun formed over 4.5 billion years ago.
(Image Credit & Copyright: Steve Milne, Barry Wilson – Processing: Steve Milne)
Always enjoy the space posts.
They ARE out there.
Was just about to say the same thing.
some consolation…
;)
Consolation or constellation ?
That looks amazing. Always makes my mind wander for a while thinking about the Cosmos. Out of curiosity, has everyone watched ‘Unacknowledged’ on Netflix? And what do you think after seeing it? I believe there has already been contact made, and the accounts from credible witnesses in that documentary (including former presidents, Air force Generals) really blew my mind. There’s so much to analyse in that film.
More of this content, please.
You would say that, the Sun!