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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                  2026 January 7   
         A starfield surrounds a giant red nebula. The nebula has so many   
      winding filaments that it has been dubbed the Spaghetti Nebula. Please   
                see the explanation for more detailed information.   
      
                Simeis 147: The Spaghetti Nebula Supernova Remnant   
                    Image Credit & Copyright: Saverio Ferretti   
      
      Explanation: Its popular nickname is the Spaghetti Nebula. Officially   
      cataloged as Simeis 147 and Sharpless 2-240, it is easy to get lost   
      following the looping and twisting filaments of this intricate   
      supernova remnant. Seen toward the boundary of the constellations of   
      the Bull (Taurus) and the Charioteer (Auriga), the impressive gas   
      structure covers nearly 3 degrees on the sky, equivalent to 6 full   
      moons. That's about 150 light-years at the stellar debris cloud's   
      estimated distance of 3,000 light-years. The supernova remnant has an   
      estimated age of about 40,000 years, meaning light from this powerful   
      stellar explosion first reached the Earth when woolly mammoths roamed   
      free. Besides the expanding remnant, this cosmic catastrophe left   
      behind a pulsar, a fast-spinning neutron star that is the remnant of   
      the original star's core. The featured image was captured last month   
      from Forca Canapine, Italy.   
      
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