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NGC 6559 and IC 1274-75 in Sagittarius

by

W.Promper/Novapix

Reference

a-neb65-59003

Date

2007-04-17

This dusty region is probably associated with the brighter and better-known Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae which are nearby in the sky and part of the same molecular cloud. The soft red glow of fluorescent hydrogen is evidence that there are young hot stars associated with the dusty clouds. These bright stars also illuminate the tiny solid particles, producing blue reflection nebulae bordering some of the emission regions.