Thursday, January 8, 2015

ScienceDaily: Nebulae News

ScienceDaily: Nebulae News


Where did all the stars go? Dark cloud obscures hundreds of background stars

Posted: 07 Jan 2015 05:16 AM PST

Some of the stars appear to be missing in this intriguing new image. But the black gap in this glitteringly beautiful starfield is not really a gap, but rather a region of space clogged with gas and dust. This dark cloud is called LDN 483 -- for Lynds Dark Nebula 483. Such clouds are the birthplaces of future stars.

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