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                              2022 November 14
    [2]The featured image shows the a red-glowing Wizard Nebula with gas
   and dust pillars in a starry background. Please see the explanation for
                         more detailed information.

                         NGC 7380: The Wizard Nebula
                   Image Credit & Copyright: [3]Ioan Popa

   Explanation: What powers are being wielded in the Wizard Nebula?
   Gravitation strong enough to form stars, and [4]stellar winds and
   radiations powerful enough to create and dissolve [5]towers of gas.
   Located only 8,000 light years away, the Wizard nebula, [6]featured
   here, surrounds developing open star cluster [7]NGC 7380. Visually, the
   interplay of stars, gas, and dust has created a shape that [8]appears
   to some like a [9]fictional medieval sorcerer. The active star forming
   region spans 100 about [10]light years, making it appear larger than
   the [11]angular extent of the [12]Moon. The [13]Wizard Nebula can be
   located with a small telescope toward the constellation of the King of
   Aethiopia ([14]Cepheus). Although the [15]nebula may last only a few
   million years, some of the stars being formed may outlive our Sun.

                     Tomorrow's picture: in wolf's cave
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    Authors & editors: [27]Robert Nemiroff ([28]MTU) & [29]Jerry Bonnell
                                 ([30]UMCP)
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   6. https://www.instagram.com/p/CkWyWUEP8KB/
   7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_7380
   8. https://i0.wp.com/krusefeed.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Surprised-squirrel.jpg
   9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magician_(fantasy)#/media/File:Saluzzo-Castello_della_Manta-mago.jpg
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