Скачать или смотреть The Shark Nebula Hides a Galaxy in Its Shadow 🦈🌌

The Shark Nebula (LDN 1235) is a haunting dark nebula located about 650 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cepheus. Spanning nearly 15 light-years, this dense cloud of interstellar gas and dust blocks the light of stars behind it, creating its iconic shark-like silhouette.

Though mostly dark, faint blue reflection nebulae near its “head” glow as nearby hot stars illuminate the dust. In long-exposure astrophotography, a stunning surprise appears — a distant spiral galaxy, PGC 67671, peeking out near the shark’s dorsal fin, millions of light-years beyond the nebula itself.

Cold, dense, and elusive, the Shark Nebula is a challenging target for astrophotographers, requiring extremely dark skies to capture its subtle brown and dusty details. A reminder that even the darkest regions of space are rich with hidden beauty.

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