Cocoon Nebula. Optical image of the Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146) in the constellation Cygnus. This is an emission nebula,a large cloud of gas and dust that glows due to the ionisation of its hydrogen gas by ultraviolet radiation from nearby stars. The image was produced using the Canada-France- Hawaii Telescope,Mauna Kea,Hawaii,USA | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Cuillandre, Jean-Charles / Canada-France- Hawaii Telescope |
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