The photo for the week of April 22 is titled The Fox Fur Nebula from CFHT. This nebula is a gigantic mass of dust and gas with hot stars constantly projecting wind and energetic light. The shape of a fox can be easily seen in this gas cloud. The dust in the lower left corner is reflecting the light from the stars in the region which gives off the color blue. The ionized hydrogen give off red emissions and with the cosmic dust creates the pink and brown areas in the image.
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