This eerie image is of vdB 141, otherwise known as “the Ghost Nebula.” The grasping figures that are stretching out of the dust cloud seem oddly reminiscent of the ghostly terrors that plague people in horror stories. Unsurprisingly, these figures are responsible for giving this structuring its title.
Learn about this amazing structure at:
http://www.fromquarkstoquasars.com/apod-the-little-ghost-nebula/
Image:
NASA
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Saturday, December 28, 2013
Astronomy Photo of the Day: 12/28/2013 - The Little Ghost Nebula
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