Copyright:Jason Marriott
中文翻譯:
在浩瀚的宇宙中，有一幅非常特別的畫作，裡面描繪著一個叫做Angel Nebula的迷人星雲，這些光彩閃爍的顏色好像在向你微笑。這片星雲散發著光芒，周圍有很多藍色的反射星雲和紅色的發射區域，還有許多暗幕的吸收星雲，背景則是五顏六色的星星。就像在畫家筆下的普通物品一樣，這些雲朵、塵埃和炙熱的星星在這裡也經常出現，這是位於獨角獸座（Monoceros）的一個巨型分子雲，叫做Mon R2。根據估計，它距離我們只有大約2,400光年遠。在這個距離下，這幅畫的大小將會超過60光年！
原文:
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. Almost Hyperspace: Random APOD Generator
來源:NASA每日圖片
