A starfield filled with colorful gas and dark dust features a cone-shaped nebula near the image top and nebular structure reminiscent of the fur of a fox near the middle. A wide area of light emission resembles the shape of a Christmas tree. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
星空充满了色彩斑斓的气体和暗色尘埃，图像顶部附近有一个锥形的星云，中间附近有一个类似狐狸皮毛的星云结构。大面积的发光区域类似于圣诞树的形状。有关更多详细信息，请参阅说明。
一个繁忙的恒星场显示了几个大的红色星云。玫瑰星云就在其中，在右下方可以看到，而圆锥形星云周围的星云更大，在左上方可以看到。有关更多详细信息，请参阅说明。
2024年2月4日 The Cone Nebula from Hubble Image Credit: Hubble Legacy Archive, NASA, ESA – Processing & Licence: Judy Schmidt Explanation: Stars are forming in the gigantic dust pillar called the Cone Nebula. Cones, pillars, and majestic flowing shapes abound in stellar nurseries where natal clouds of gas and dust are buffeted by energetic winds from newborn stars. The Cone Nebula, a well-known example, lies within the bright galactic star-forming region NGC 2264. The Cone was captured in unprecedented detail in this close-up composite of several observations from the Earth-orbiting Hubble Space Telescope. While the Cone Nebula, about 2,500 light-years away in Monoceros, is around 7 light-years long, the region pictured here surrounding the cone’s blunted head is a mere 2.5 light-years across. In our neck…
2023年1月10日 NGC 2264: The Cone Nebula Image Credit & Copyright: Matthew Dieterich Explanation: Stars are forming in the gigantic dust pillar called the Cone Nebula. Cones, pillars, and majestic flowing shapes abound in stellar nurseries where clouds of gas and dust are sculpted by energetic winds from newborn stars. The Cone Nebula, a well-known example, lies within the bright galactic star-forming region NGC 2264. The featured image of the Cone was captured recently combining 24-hours of exposure with a half-meter telescope at the El Sauce Observatory in Chile. Located about 2,500 light-years away toward the constellation of the Unicorn (Monoceros), the Cone Nebula’s conical pillar extends about 7 light-years. The massive star NGC 2264 IRS, is the likely source of the wind sculpting the Cone…
