Friday, March 6, 2015

APOD 3.7

Cometary Globule CG4: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150306.html


Cometary globule CG4 is about 1300 light-years from Earth near the constellation Puppis. Its head is about 1.5 light-years in diameter and its tail is about 8 light-years long. The dusty cloud contains enough material to form several Sun-like stars. Its tail comes away from the Vela Supernova remnant near the center of the Gum Nebula. 

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