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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.   
      
                                    2024 May 21   
        The featured image shows a distant galaxy on the left next to a gas   
      cloud on the right. An opening in the gas cloud is on the same side as   
       the galaxy. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.   
      
                          CG4: The Globule and the Galaxy   
       Image Credit: CTIO, NOIRLab, DOE, NSF, AURA; Processing: T. A. Rector   
       (U. Alaska Anchorage/NSFCÇÖs NOIRLab), D. de Martin & M. Zamani (NSFCÇÖs   
                                     NOIRLab)   
      
      Explanation: Can a gas cloud eat a galaxy? It's not even close. The   
      "claw" of this odd looking "creature" in the featured photo is a gas   
      cloud known as a cometary globule. This globule, however, has ruptured.   
      Cometary globules are typically characterized by dusty heads and   
      elongated tails. These features cause cometary globules to have visual   
      similarities to comets, but in reality they are very much different.   
      Globules are frequently the birthplaces of stars, and many show very   
      young stars in their heads. The reason for the rupture in the head of   
      this object is not yet known. The galaxy to the left of the globule is   
      huge, very far in the distance, and only placed near CG4 by chance   
      superposition.   
      
                         Tomorrow's picture: green sky arc   
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