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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 June 25   
         A busy starfield is shown which an elongated brown nebula running   
       diagonally from the lower left to the upper right. A bright blue star   
      and a star cluster appear above the nebula. Please see the explanation   
                          for more detailed information.   
      
                              The Dark Doodad Nebula   
                Image Credit & Copyright: Martin Pugh & Rocco Sung   
      
      Explanation: What is that strange brown ribbon on the sky? When   
      observing the star cluster NGC 4372, observers frequently take note of   
      an unusual dark streak nearby running about three degrees in length.   
      The streak, actually a long molecular cloud, has become known as the   
      Dark Doodad Nebula. (Doodad is slang for a thingy or a   
      whatchamacallit.) Pictured here, the Dark Doodad Nebula sweeps across   
      the center of a rich and colorful starfield. Its dark color comes from   
      a high concentration of interstellar dust that preferentially scatters   
      visible light. The globular star cluster NGC 4372 is visible as the   
      fuzzy white spot on the far left, while the bright blue star gamma   
      Muscae is seen to the cluster's upper right. The Dark Doodad Nebula can   
      be found with strong binoculars toward the southern constellation of   
      the Fly (Musca).   
      
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