Astronomy Picture of the Day

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                                2024 June 10
    [2]A starfield is shown with a large colorful emission nebula in the
     center. The outline of this emission nebula has a resemblance to a
       lion. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.

                          Sh2-132: The Lion Nebula
    Image Credit & Copyright: [3]Imran Badr; Text: [4]Natalia Lewandowska
                              ([5]SUNY Oswego)

   Explanation: Is the Lion Nebula the real ruler of the [6]constellation
   Cepheus? This powerful feline appearing [7]nebula is powered by two
   [8]massive stars, each with a mass over 20 times greater than [9]our
   Sun. Formed from [10]shells of ionized gas that have expanded, the
   nebula's energetic matter not only [11]glows, but is dense enough to
   contract [12]gravitationally and form stars. The angular size of the
   [13]Lion Nebula, officially named [14]Sh2-132, is slightly greater than
   that of the [15]full moon. The gaseous [16]iconic region resides about
   10,000 [17]light years away in a [18]constellation named after the King
   of [19]Aethopia in [20]Greek mythology.

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References

   1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html
   2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2406/LionNeb_Badr_3720.jpg
   3. https://www.astrobin.com/users/imranbadr/
   4. https://ww1.oswego.edu/physics/profile/natalia-lewandowska
   5. https://www.oswego.edu/physics/
   6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cepheus_(constellation)
   7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebula
   8. https://skyandtelescope.org/online-gallery/sh2-132-lion-nebula/
   9. https://science.nasa.gov/sun
  10. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010MNRAS.405.1976V/abstract
  11. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230724.html
  12. https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/science/science-highlights/exploring-the-birth-of-stars
  13. https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https://i.redd.it/zbf8ej9iq1b51.jpg
  14. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1959ApJS....4..257S/abstract
  15. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240602.html
  16. https://www.astrobin.com/78pnzo/0/
  17. https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/light-year/
  18. https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/constellations/
  19. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aethiopia
  20. https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-greece/greek-mythology
  21. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html
  22. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240609.html
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  27. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html
  28. https://apod.com/feed.rss
  29. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html
  30. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html
  31. https://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=240610
  32. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240611.html
  33. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html
  34. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/
  35. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html
  36. http://www.astro.umd.edu/
  37. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply
  38. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html
  39. https://www.nasa.gov/general/accessibility/
  40. https://www.nasa.gov/privacy/
  41. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/
  42. https://www.nasa.gov/
  43. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/
  44. https://science.nasa.gov/learners
  45. http://www.mtu.edu/