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  • Astronomy Picture of the Day -- A Dust Angel Nebula

    04/28/2016 4:21:53 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 3 replies
    NASA ^ | Thursday, April 28, 2016 | (see photo credit)
    Explanation: The combined light of stars along the Milky Way are reflected by these cosmic dust clouds that soar some 300 light-years or so above the plane of our galaxy. Dubbed the Angel Nebula, the faint apparition is part of an expansive complex of dim and relatively unexplored, diffuse molecular clouds. Commonly found at high galactic latitudes, the dusty galactic cirrus can be traced over large regions toward the North and South Galactic poles. Along with the refection of starlight, studies indicate the dust clouds produce a faint reddish luminescence, as interstellar dust grains convert invisible ultraviolet radiation to visible...