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NASA praises Hungarian photographer’s incredible image of Iris Nebula
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NASA chose Lóránd Fényes’ photo of the Iris Nebula as Saturday’s photo, an unprecedented acknowledgement towards the Hungarian astrophotographer.
According to 24.hu, NASA selected Fényes’ photo as the astronomy photo of yesterday. You can check out the full screen image on the official website of NASA (HERE). You may find its version uploaded on the astrophotographer’s Facebook page below. It depicts the Iris Nebula, a cosmic cloud 1,300 lightyears away in the fertile starfields of the constellation Cepheus. It is not the only nebula to evoke the imagery of flowers.
Still, this deep telescopic image shows off the Iris Nebula’s range of colours and symmetries embedded in surrounding fields of interstellar dust. Within the Iris itself, dusty nebular material surrounds a hot, young star. The dominant color of the brighter reflection nebula is blue, characteristic of dust grains reflecting starlight.
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