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Galaxies, Stars and Nebulae series

As I mentioned in my last post, here's the next image I wanted to share with you from our amazing universe. Again, I've reprocessed the original released by NASA/JPL-Caltech to emphasize the beauty and structure.

Just imagine being a guest of Dr Who on his Tardis as he makes a whistle-stop tour of the most awesome sights. A metallic voice wheezes out of the central console and announces "The North American and Pelican Nebulae" and reveals this vista:

Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

The North American and Pelican emission nebulae lie in the constellation of Cygnus, The Swan. The red, green and yellow areas all highlight the cloud of interstellar ionized hydrogen.

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Galaxies, Stars and Nebulae series

I've always had a fascination with the stars in our night skies and enjoyed watching the BBC's recent "Stargazing Live" program. Wanting to share some of the breathtaking beauty to be seen "out there", I've been working on a remix of some of the best shots from Hubble/NASA/ESA.

Gorgeous as they are in their original form I thought that they needed a bit of "lift" and "pop". So I've been reprocessing them, using my artistic vision to bring out what I think is the best in them.

Over the next few posts I'll share some of them with you, starting with this one of the Tadpole Nebula in the Auriga Constellation.

The Tadpole Nebula, Auriga Constellation
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA

The Tadpole Nebula is a star forming hub located about 12,000 light years away in the Auriga constellation.

This nebula is brimming with new-born stars, many as young as only a million years of age. It's called the Tadpole nebula because the masses of hot, young stars are blasting out ultraviolet radiation that has etched the gas into two tadpole-shaped pillars, called Sim 129 and130, the yellow forms that seem to be swimming away from the three red stars close to the centre of the picture.

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