spitzer_ssc2003-06f2 December 18th, 2003
Credit: Digitized Sky Survey
Visible light view of a dark cloud (known as a 'Bok globule') which is illuminated by the nearby Gum Nebula. Located at a distance of 1140 light-years and found in the constellation Vela, this cloud contains the protostar HH46/47 which hidden from view in this visible-light image.
Provider: Spitzer Space Telescope
Image Source: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/1092-ssc2003-06f2-Bok-Globule-containing-HH-46-47
Curator: Spitzer Space Telescope, Pasadena, CA, USA
Image Use Policy: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/info/18-Image-Use-Policy
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