astronomicalwonders: The Monkey Head Nebula - NGC 2174 The Monkey Head Nebula (also known as NGC 217
astronomicalwonders: The Monkey Head Nebula - NGC 2174 The Monkey Head Nebula (also known as NGC 2174) is an H II emission nebula located in the constellation Orion and is associated with the open star cluster NGC 2175.It is thought to be located about 6,400 light-years away from Earth. Within the Nebula small dark clumps of gas can be seen. These dark clumps are the birth places of stars. Gas will continue to condense in these local regions until the pressure of gravity causes it to ignite and form a star. Credit: NASA/Hubble -- source link
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