Image Credit & Copyright: Ignacio de la Cueva Torregrosa (Capturandoeluniverso, A.A.E.)
Explanation: Spiky stars and spooky shapes abound in this
deep cosmic skyscape. Its well-composed field of view covers about 2 Full
Moons on the sky toward the constellation Pegasus.
Of course the brighter stars show diffraction spikes, the commonly seen effect
of internal supports in
reflecting telescopes, and lie well within our own Milky Way galaxy. The
faint but pervasive clouds of interstellar dust ride above the galactic plane
and dimly reflect the Milky Way's combined
starlight. Known as high latitude cirrus or integrated flux nebulae they are
associated with molecular clouds. In this case, the diffuse cloud cataloged as
MBM 54, less
than a thousand light-years distant, fills the scene. Other galaxies far beyond
the Milky Way are visible through the ghostly apparitions, including the
striking spiral galaxy NGC 7497 some 60 million light-years away. Seen almost edge-on near the center of the field, NGC 7497's own
spiral arms and dust lanes echo the colors of the Milky
Way's stars and dust.
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