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IC 1318, John Bozeman

IC 1318

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IC 1318

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IC 1318 is an emission nebula in the Cygnus constellation, about 4,000 light years away. Its glow comes as a result of nearby stars releasing streams of charged particles known as stellar winds, which ionise the gasses, causing them to emit light.  IC 1318 is often known as the Gamma Cygni Nebula and can be seen around the star Sadr, although the nebula and the star are unassociated and Sadr is not the cause of the emission nebula's glow.

Color Mapped:

Red - 4.6 micron IR
Green - 12micron IR
Blue - 22 micron IR

 Processed with FITS Liberator, PixInsight and Photoshop 2023.

This publication makes use of data products from the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, which is a joint project of the University of California, Los Angeles, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology, funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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IC 1318, John Bozeman