in fact, we are only about 450 light-years from the front edge and 1,500 light-years from the back edge of this cosmic cloud of glowing hydrogen gas.
因为我们正处于这个充满炽热氢气的发光区域,前缘距离我们450光年,后端距离我们1,500光年。
this cosmic cloud is one of many sites of star formation within the milky way galaxy.
这巨大的星云是银河系中无数的恒星诞生地之一。
in silhouette against a crowded star field toward the constellation scorpius, this dusty cosmic cloud evokes for some the image of an ominous dark tower.
在天蝎座拥挤的星野背景衬托下显出暗色轮廓,这个多尘的宇宙云的形象让人联想起某种不祥的黑塔。
spanning over 50 light-years, the dusty cosmic cloud strongly reflects nearby rigel「s blue light, giving it the characteristic color of a reflection nebula.
这片宇宙尘埃云的疆域超过50光年,它强烈地反射着近旁的参宿七的蓝光,使它呈现反射星云特有的颜色。
about 6, 400 light-years distant, the entire glowing cosmic cloud covers an area larger than the full moon and surrounds loose open clusters of young stars.
explanation: in silhouette against a crowded star field toward the constellation scorpius, this dusty cosmic cloud evokes for some the image of an ominous dark tower.
解说:在天蝎座方向上一大群恒星领域中的这张剪影中,这片灰蒙蒙的星际云让人联想到一座不详的暗黑之塔。
nasa」s spitzer and hubble space telescopes teamed up to expose the chaos that baby stars are creating 1, 500 light years away in a cosmic cloud called the orion nebula.