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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 August 19   
      A red emission nebula is shown against a busy starfield with many dark   
       dust filaments near the nebula's center. Near the bottom of the image   
        is a smaller blue reflection nebula. Please see the explanation for   
                            more detailed information.   
      
                            IC 5146: The Cocoon Nebula   
                   Image Credit & Copyright: Luis Romero Ventura   
      
      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. Soaring high in northern summer night skies, it's   
      located some 4,000 light years away toward the constellation of the   
      Swan (Cygnus). 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 48-hour long integration resulted in this exceptionally deep color   
      view tracing tantalizing features within and surrounding the dusty   
      stellar nursery.   
      
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