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Pesky_Moth t1_isy8jc0 wrote

Why does it look like the entire cloud mass has one big light source on it from the same direction?

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Screwball1984 t1_isz7j5q wrote

Unless I’m mistaken it’s because the telescope doesn’t see this. It sees infrared and then NASA uses that info to color it

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cubosh OP t1_iszapw7 wrote

simply because there are nearby stars in and around the cloud casting their light on it all. the very dark areas indicate thickness or density in cloud matter

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