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Powerful gushers of energy from seething stars can sculpt eerie-looking figures with long flowing veils of gas and dust.

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English: Powerful gushers of energy from seething stars can sculpt eerie-looking figures with long flowing veils of gas and dust. One striking example is "the Ghost of Cassiopeia," officially known as IC 63, located 550 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia the Queen.
Date 25 October 2018 (upload date)
Source IC 63 Ghost Nebula
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NASA, ESA, and STScI

Acknowledgment: H. Arab (University of Strasbourg)
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