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The Heart & Soul Nebulae, in the constellation Cassiopeia
At least 6,500 lightyears away in the Perseus Arm of our Galaxy, these are emission nebulaewith " glowing ionized hydrogen gas and darker dust lane." - (wikipedia)
Reminder:
ONE lightyear is nearly SIX trillion miles - that is a "6" with 12 zeros
(NASA AstroPic Archive) (16. Nov. 2016)

Image adapted from:
NASA's "Astronomy Picture of the Day" - Nov. 16, 2016
AstroPic Description
Posted by: David Lindemann

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