﻿ Astronomy Picture of the Day [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2023 March 14 [2]A red tinged nebula is shown in front of a starfield. Dust structures appear around the nebula's edge, and stars are also seen near the nebula's center. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. W5: The Soul Nebula Image Credit & Copyright: [3]José Jiménez (Astromet) Explanation: Stars are forming in the Soul of the Queen of [4]Aethopia. More specifically, a large star forming region called the [5]Soul Nebula can be found in the direction of the [6]constellation Cassiopeia, whom Greek mythology credits as the [7]vain wife of a King who long ago ruled [8]lands surrounding the [9]upper Nile river. Also known as Westerhout 5 (W5), the [10]Soul Nebula houses several open [11]clusters of stars, ridges and [12]pillars darkened by cosmic [13]dust, and huge evacuated bubbles formed by the winds of young massive [14]stars. Located about 6,500 light years away, the [15]Soul Nebula spans about 100 [16]light years and is usually [17]imaged next to its celestial [18]neighbor the [19]Heart Nebula (IC 1805). The [20]featured image is a composite of exposures made in different colors: red as emitted by [21]hydrogen gas, yellow as emitted by [22]sulfur, and blue as emitted by [23]oxygen. Tomorrow's picture: planets converge __________________________________________________________________ [24]< | [25]Archive | [26]Submissions | [27]Index | [28]Search | [29]Calendar | [30]RSS | [31]Education | [32]About APOD | [33]Discuss | [34]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [35]Robert Nemiroff ([36]MTU) & [37]Jerry Bonnell ([38]UMCP) NASA Official: Phillip Newman [39]Specific rights apply. [40]NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: [41]ASD at [42]NASA / [43]GSFC, [44]NASA Science Activation & [45]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2303/Soul_Jimenez_3940.jpg 3. https://www.instagram.com/astrometbcn/ 4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aethiopia 5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Nebula 6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassiopeia_(constellation) 7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassiopeia_(mother_of_Andromeda) 8. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia_(mythology) 9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nile_Delta 10. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap181128.html 11. http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=18009 12. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap221020.html 13. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap030706.html 14. https://science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/focus-areas/how-do-stars-form-and-evolve 15. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap171004.html 16. https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/light-year/ 17. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap100601.html 18. https://cats.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2-Cat-and-Dogfriendships2.jpg 19. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220214.html 20. https://www.instagram.com/p/CENQecpq7aY/ 21. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLuOM9aOWvk 22. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfur 23. https://periodic.lanl.gov/8.shtml 24. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230313.html 25. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 26. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 27. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 28. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 29. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 30. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod.rss 31. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 32. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 33. https://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=230314 34. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230315.html 35. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html 36. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/ 37. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html 38. http://www.astro.umd.edu/ 39. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 40. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 41. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 42. https://www.nasa.gov/ 43. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 44. https://science.nasa.gov/learners 45. http://www.mtu.edu/