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The Fox Fur Nebula Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap020701.html nebula #asronomy#spac #star #GC226 #SMon #FoxFuNebula #emissionebula #reflectionebula #interstelardust #hdrogen #cosmibeauty #uiverseht sky #astrophotgraphy #starcluster

A stunning image of the nebula surrounding bright star S Mon, part of the young open star cluster NGC 2264. The nebula is filled with dark dust and glowing gas, with a bright blue glow around S Mon from reflected light and a diffuse red glow from emission. The region just below S Mon is nicknamed the Fox Fur Nebula for its color and texture. The intricate shapes are created by interstellar dust interacting with light and gas from young stars.
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The nebula surrounding bright star S Mon is filled with dark dust and glowing gas. The strange shapes originate from fine interstellar dust reacting in complex ways with the energetic light and hot gas being expelled by the young stars. The region just below S Mon, the bright star in the above

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