This is the APOD from September 29, 2012. This is a picture of NGC 7023: The Iris Nebula. It is often compared to a flower. The "petals" are clouds of space dust and various gases. It is 13,000 light years away near the constellation Cepheus. This picture well depicts the varieties of color in this nebula. This is all surrounding a bright, new star. This picture is mostly blue due to the reflection of light off of the star's dust. This mebula is 6 light years across.
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