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2026 May 19 NGC 2170: The Angel Nebula Explanation: In this celestial Reflecting the light of nearby hot stars, Like the common household items that The giant At that distance, this Almost Hyperspace: <<\/a> \n Authors & editors:
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Image Credit & Copyright:
\nJason Marriott<\/a><\/p>\n
\nIs this a painting or a photograph?<\/p>\n
\nabstract art<\/a>
\ncomposed with a cosmic brush, dusty nebula
\nNGC 2170<\/a>,
\nalso known as the
\nAngel Nebula, shines just above the image center.<\/p>\n
\nNGC 2170<\/a> is joined
\nby other bluish reflection<\/a> nebulae, a
\nred emission<\/a> region, many dark
\nabsorption nebulae<\/a>,
\nand a backdrop of
\ncolorful stars<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nabstract painters<\/a>
\noften choose for their subjects, the clouds of gas, dust, and hot
\nstars<\/a> featured
\nhere<\/a>
\nare also commonly found in a setting like this one —
\na massive, star-forming molecular cloud in the
\nconstellation<\/a> of the
\nUnicorn<\/a>
\n(Monoceros<\/a>).<\/p>\n
\nmolecular cloud<\/a>
\nMon R2<\/a>,
\nis impressively close, estimated<\/a>
\nto be only 2,400
\nlight-years<\/a> or so away.<\/p>\n
\ncanvas<\/a> would be over 60
\nlight-year<\/a>s across.<\/p>\n
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