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@coreyspowell@mastodon.social · 3 hours ago

Three ways of looking at the iconic Christmas Tree Cluster, 2700 light years from Earth.

What the universe looks like depends on how we look at it. These views highlight infrared (left), x-rays (middle), and red emission from hydrogen gas. Beautiful in three different ways. #space #science #art

Three views of the Christmas Tree Cluster, highlighting infrared (left), x-rays (middle), and H-alpha (right).

Corey S Powell

@coreyspowell@mastodon.social replied · 3 hours ago

Sources for images of the cosmic Christmas Tree:

https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/stellar-snowflake-cluster/
https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/telescopes-illuminate-christmas-tree-cluster/
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html #christmas #science #astronomy

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