Friday, November 1, 2013

APOD 7: The Smoke Nebula in Frustriaus

1 November 2013
NGC 7841: The Smoke Nebula in Frustriaus

Known as the Smoke Nebula found in the constellation Frustriaus, it is not an expanding supernova remnant along the plane of our Milky Way galaxy. The rich starfield is composed of water droplets sprayed by astrophotographer in Sweden. This not-so-cosmic snapshot catches the brilliant hues of blues and reds, which I've noticed is a common effect of smoke-like features in our galaxy. The rising smoke is varied in depth and light-quality, enhancing the perception of the vastness of our universe. n

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