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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.   
      
                                  2022 August 27   
      
                            IC 5146: The Cocoon Nebula   
                      Image Credit & Copyright: David Jenkins   
      
      Explanation: Inside the Cocoon Nebula is a newly developing cluster of   
      stars. Cataloged as IC 5146, the beautiful nebula is nearly 15   
      light-years wide. Climbing high in northern summer night skies, it's   
      located some 4,000 light years away toward the constellation Cygnus the   
      Swan. Like other star forming regions, it stands out in red, glowing,   
      hydrogen gas excited by young, hot stars, and dust-reflected starlight   
      at the edge of an otherwise invisible molecular cloud. In fact, the   
      bright star found near the center of this nebula is likely only a few   
      hundred thousand years old, powering the nebular glow as it clears out   
      a cavity in the molecular cloud's star forming dust and gas. A 29 hour   
      long integration with a small telescope from Ayr, Ontario, Canada   
      resulted in this exceptionally deep color view tracing tantalizing   
      features within and surrounding the dusty stellar nursery.   
      
                       Tomorrow's picture: perijove passage   
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