Credit & Copyright: Donald P. Waid
(Waid Observatory)
Explanation:
Star cluster NGC 6823 is slowly turning gas clouds into stars.
The center of the open cluster, visible on the upper right,
formed only about two million years ago and is
dominated in brightness by a host of
bright young blue stars.
Some outer parts of the cluster, visible in the
featured image's center
as the stars and pillars of
emission nebula
NGC 6820, contain even younger stars.
The huge pillars of gas and
dust likely get their elongated shape by
erosion from hot radiation emitted from the
brightest cluster stars.
Striking dark globules
of gas and dust are also visible across the upper left of the
featured image.
Open star cluster
NGC 6823 spans
about 50 light years and lies about 6000
light years away toward the
constellation
of the Fox (Vulpecula).
APOD Wall Calendar:
Nebulas and Star Clusters
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 |
Yanvar' Fevral' Mart Aprel' Mai Iyun' Iyul' Avgust Sentyabr' Oktyabr' Noyabr' Dekabr' |
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