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NGC 2074, Seahorse Nebula, Ruben Barbosa

NGC 2074, Seahorse Nebula

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NGC 2074, Seahorse Nebula, Ruben Barbosa

NGC 2074, Seahorse Nebula

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* Image acquisition by: NASA/ESA/HLA.

* Processing: Ruben Barbosa.

In the Great Magellanic Cloud, near the Tarantula Nebula, there is a harmonious stellar storm that is believed to have been triggered by a supernova; lies at a distance of 170 thousand light-years and extends for approximately 100 light-years.

This beautiful image, which looks like an artist's canvas, is composed of molecular clouds of incandescent gas, where two columns of dark dust rise; one of them (to the left), exhibits similarities to a giant seahorse, since its size is comparable to the quadruple of the distance from the Sun to the nearest star, Alpha Centauri.

The contrast of dark and light colors gives a three-dimensional appearance to the image. Dark clouds function as stellar maternities, and after the emergence of new, hot and massive stars, their UV radiation causes glow in the gaseous filaments of the cloud, which together with strong stellar winds will carve out new columns as they degrade surrounding material . The blue central zone is expected to be a place where new stars have emerged recently.

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  • NGC 2074, Seahorse Nebula, Ruben Barbosa
    Original
  • NGC 2074, Seahorse Nebula, Ruben Barbosa
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    NGC 2074, Seahorse Nebula, Ruben Barbosa
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NGC 2074, Seahorse Nebula, Ruben Barbosa

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1. Nebulae