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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   
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                                   2024 March 5   
      A complex jumble of colorful gas and dark dust dominate a bright field   
        of stars. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.   
      
                        NGC 2170: Angel Nebula Abstract Art   
                      Image Credit & Copyright: David Moulton   
      
      Explanation: Is this a painting or a photograph? In this celestial   
      abstract art composed with a cosmic brush, dusty nebula NGC 2170, also   
      known as the Angel Nebula, shines just above the image center.   
      Reflecting the light of nearby hot stars, NGC 2170 is joined by other   
      bluish reflection nebulae, a red emission region, many dark absorption   
      nebulae, and a backdrop of colorful stars. Like the common household   
      items that abstract painters often choose for their subjects, the   
      clouds of gas, dust, and hot stars featured here are also commonly   
      found in a setting like this one -- a massive, star-forming molecular   
      cloud in the constellation of the Unicorn (Monoceros). The giant   
      molecular cloud, Mon R2, is impressively close, estimated to be only   
      2,400 light-years or so away. At that distance, this canvas would be   
      over 60 light-years across.   
      
                          Tomorrow's picture: star plane   
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