July 2004 - The Cone Nebula
Resembling a nightmarish beast rearing its head from a crimson sea, this celestial object is actually just a pillar of gas and dust. Called the Cone Nebula (in NGC 2264) - so named because in ground-based images it has a conical shape — this monstrous pillar resides in a turbulent star-forming region.
Credit:About the Calendar
| Id: | cal200407 |
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| Year: | 2004 |
| Month: | 7 |
