Copyright:
Roberto Colombari
原文:
Stars are forming in the Soul of the Queen of Aethopia. More specifically, a large star forming region called the Soul Nebula can be found in the direction of the constellation Cassiopeia, who Greek mythology credits as the vain wife of a King who long ago ruled lands surrounding the upper Nile river. The Soul Nebula houses several open clusters of stars, a large radio source known as W5, and huge evacuated bubbles formed by the winds of young massive stars. Located about 6,500 light years away, the Soul Nebula spans about 100 light years and is usually imaged next to its celestial neighbor the Heart Nebula (IC 1805). The featured image appears mostly red due to the emission of a specific color of light emitted by excited hydrogen gas. Follow APOD on: Facebook, Google Plus, Twitter, or Instagram
中文翻譯:
在這片名為“艾托比亞女王的靈魂”的星雲中，恆星正在形成。具體來說，一個名為“靈魂星雲”的大型恆星形成區域位於“仙后座”星座的方向，這個星座在希臘神話中被描繪為昔日統治尼羅河上游地區的國王的虛榮妻子。靈魂星雲內有幾個開放星團、一個名為W5的大型射電源，以及由年輕的巨大恆星風所形成的巨大空泡。靈魂星雲距離地球約6,500光年，直徑約100光年，通常與其天體鄰居“心臟星雲”（IC 1805）一起呈現。由於氫氣被激發發出特定顏色的光，這幅圖片主要呈紅色。
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來源:NASA每日圖片
