2022 October 26 - Cocoon Nebula Wide Field

In today's image, we see the Cocoon Nebula which bears a vague resemblance to a comet with a head to the left side and the tail stretching out to the right. This is actually a star forming region where the bright nebula is energized by a recently formed star.

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