灵魂之心星云
(原标题: The Heart of the Soul Nebula)
2025-12-09
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这张宇宙特写照片显示了灵魂星云的深处。由明亮的发光气体脊勾勒出的黑暗而阴郁的尘沙云编号为IC 1871。大约25光年宽，望远镜视野只覆盖了大得多的心与魂星云的一小部分。这个恒星形成的复合体位于银河系英仙座的螺旋臂内，距离估计为6500光年，在地球的天空中可以看到埃塞俄比亚女王星座（仙后座）。作为触发恒星形成的一个例子，IC 1871中密集的恒星形成云本身就是由该地区大质量年轻恒星的强风和辐射雕刻而成的。这张彩色图像采用了哈勃拍摄的恒星形成区域图像中常用的调色板。
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This cosmic close-up looks deep inside the Soul Nebula. The dark and brooding dust clouds outlined by bright ridges of glowing gas are cataloged as IC 1871. About 25 light-years across, the telescopic field of view spans only a small part of the much larger Heart and Soul nebulae. At an estimated distance of 6,500 light-years, the star-forming complex lies within the Perseus spiral arm of the Milky Way, seen in planet Earth's skies toward the constellation of the Queen of Aethiopia (Cassiopeia). An example of triggered star formation, the dense star-forming clouds of IC 1871 are themselves sculpted by the intense winds and radiation of the region's massive young stars. This color image adopts a palette made popular in Hubble images of star-forming regions.
© Nicola Bugin