Latest / NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day
2023 November 27 - LBN 86: The Eagle Ray Nebula
In today's image, we see the Eagle Ray Nebula, which bears a resemblance to a ray flying through space. This is an example of a dark nebula or a molecular cloud which is a denser area of space where larger molecules and dust particles are able to form in the region shielded from the ultraviolet light of nearby stars.My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel.This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.