CORONA AUSTRALIS NEBULA

500 light-years

A long tail of interstellar dust shines in the reflected light of nearby stars in this view of the nebula in the constellation Corona Australis (the southern crown). In parts, the dust accumulates to form dense molecular clouds from which it is thought young stars eventually emerge.

Credit: Image made in visible light by David Malin for the Anglo-Australian Observatory.

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