APOD260116 NGC 7023:鸢尾花星云
NGC 7023:鸢尾花星云
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英文原文:Explanation: These cosmic clouds have blossomed 1,300 light-years away in the fertile starfields of the constellation Cepheus . Called the Iris Nebula, NGC 7023 is not the only nebula to evoke the imagery of flowers . Still, this deep telescopic image shows off the Iris Nebula's range of colors and symmetries embedded in surrounding fields of interstellar dust. Within the Iris itself, dusty nebular material surrounds a hot, young star. The dominant color of the brighter reflection nebula is blue, characteristic of dust grains reflecting starlight. Central filaments of the reflection nebula glow with a faint reddish photoluminescence as some dust grains effectively convert the star's invisible ultraviolet radiation to visible red light. Infrared observations indicate that this nebula contains complex carbon molecules known as PAHs . The dusty blue petals of the Iris Nebula span about six light-years. 说明: 这些宇宙云朵在仙王座[3]方向距离地球1300光年的繁茂星域中绽放。 NGC 7023[4]被称为鸢尾花星云,但它并非唯一让人联想到花朵[5]的星云。 然而,这幅深空望远镜图像[6]展现了鸢尾花星云丰富的色彩和对称结构,它们镶嵌在周围的星际尘埃场之中。在鸢尾花星云内部,尘埃星云物质环绕着一颗炽热的年轻恒星。 较亮的反射星云主色调是蓝色,这是尘埃颗粒反射星光的特征。反射星云的中央丝状结构[7]发出微弱的红色光致萤光发光,这是因为一些尘埃颗粒有效地将[8]恒星不可见的紫外线辐射转化为可见的红光。 红外线观测[9]显示这个星云含有被称为多环芳香烃(PAHs)[10]的复杂碳分子。鸢尾花星云的蓝色尘埃状花瓣跨越约6光年。
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