Statue of Liberty Nebula

Star Forming Region Without Stars: By digitally removing the stars, this image showcases dense knots of dark interstellar dust, fields of glowing hydrogen gas ionized by these stars, and great loops of gas expelled by dying stars.

Allegedly some people think this region resembles a weeping angle, but…no. Just no. #shudder

Via APOD: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190730.html

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Originally posted on Twitter.