Monday, 2 May 2011

APOD 2011 May 1 Molecular Cloud Barnard 163

Explanation: It may look to some like a duck, but it lays stars instead of eggs.

In the center of the above image lies Barnard 163, a nebula of molecular gas and dust so thick that visible light can't shine through it. With a wing span measured in light years, Barnard 163's insides are surely colder than its exterior, allowing conditions where gas can clump and eventually form stars. Barnard 163 lies about 3,000 light years from Earth toward the

Source:
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110501.html

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