NGC 2170 ：天使星雲抽象藝術
NGC 2170: Angel Nebula Abstract Art
來源：David Moulton｜發表日期：2024-03-05
這是一幅畫還是一張照片？在這幅用宇宙畫筆創作的天體抽象藝術作品中，塵埃狀星雲 NGC 2170 （又稱天使星雲）在影像中心上方閃閃發光。NGC 2170 反射著附近炙熱恆星的光芒，與它一起的還有其他偏藍的反射星雲、一個紅色發射區、許多暗吸收星雲以及色彩斑斕的恆星背景。就像抽象畫家經常選擇的普通生活用品一樣，這裡的氣體雲、塵埃雲和炙熱恆星也經常出現在這樣的環境中--獨角獸（Monoceros）星座中一個巨大的恆星形成分子云。巨型分子云 Mon R 2 離我們很近，估計只有 2400 光年左右。在這個距離上，這幅畫的寬度將超過 60 光年。
原文：Is this a painting or a photograph? In this celestial abstract art composed with a cosmic brush, dusty nebula NGC 2170, also known as the Angel Nebula, shines just above the image center. Reflecting the light of nearby hot stars, NGC 2170 is joined by other bluish reflection nebulae, a red emission region, many dark absorption nebulae, and a backdrop of colorful stars. Like the common household items that abstract painters often choose for their subjects, the clouds of gas, dust, and hot stars featured here are also commonly found in a setting like this one -- a massive, star-forming molecular cloud in the constellation of the Unicorn (Monoceros). The giant molecular cloud, Mon R2, is impressively close, estimated to be only 2,400 light-years or so away. At that distance, this canvas would be over 60 light-years across.
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