Pictured above is the Heart Nebula and other cosmic clouds surrounding it. Many shapes are formed by the stellar winds that blow through the universe, astounding astronomers. From the area shown there are thousands and thousands of stars, many very young for star standards, most around 1.5 million years. This is about 7,500 lights years from the constellation Cassiopeia, where the center of the Heart Nebula lies. Several of the colors from the visible spectrum jump out in the picture and there are even more in the rest of the spectrum that are able to be seen using special telescopes and satellites.
The colors within this image are absolutely breathtaking! It is really interesting that specific and special telescopes are needed to be able to see the rest of the color spectrum.
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