우주를 알자! - 2026-07-01 "The Cotton Candy Clouds of Rho Ophiuchi"
🌌 [우주를 알자 !] 🌟 오늘의 천체 사진: The Cotton Candy Clouds of Rho Ophiuchi 📅 날짜: 2026-07-01 | 📸 촬영: Ángel Molina Text: Keighley Rockcliffe (NASA GSFC, UMBC CSST, CRESST II) 💫 천체 사진 해설: Although they look like cotton candy, you cannot eat these clouds! Taken in Cádiz, Spain, today's image features the Rho Ophiuchi complex, a rich tapestry of young and old astronomical phenomena. This colorful cloud complex is a nearby star-forming region containing hundreds of young stellar objects, including protostars and T Tauri stars. Light from the triple star system at its center reflects off of small dust grains to create the blue reflection nebula. Ultraviolet light from hot stars ionizes the surrounding hydrogen gas, creating the red emission nebula. Antares, a red supergiant big enough to engulf the Solar System’s asteroid belt, lights up the yellow region. Dark interstellar dust ...