Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Mysteries nebula revealed in new image: 'mouth of the beast'

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Part of the sky that looks very dark shows a nebula over 1,300 light years away. To the naked eye it is almost impossible to see. Scientists have a hard time studying such dark space. This nebula is called CG4 also know as God's Hand, it's a commentary globules. One side has been blown out kind of resembling a comet shape. CG4 is located in the Gum Nebula with part of it trailing away from the vela supernova remnant. It is also located in the constellation Puppis, made of very dense and dark material.
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