Fox Fur Nebula

Diffuse nebula


name = Fox Fur Nebula
type = Diffuse + Dark
epoch = J2000
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dist_ly = 2,700 ly
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constellation = Monoceros
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names = NGC 2264

Fox Fur Nebula is a Nebula located in Monoceros and included in the NGC 2264 Region

Information

This enigmatic formation of gas and dust lies in the constellation of Monoceros (the Unicorn) not far off the left arm of Orion. This is a close-up of a small section of a much larger complex, generally known as the Christmas Tree cluster. The mysterious Cone Nebula is also a part of this same cloud.

The red regions of this nebula are caused by hydrogen gas that has been stimulated to emit its own light by the copious ultraviolet radiation coming from the hot, blue stars of the cluster. The blue areas shine by a different process: they are mainly dust clouds that reflect the bluish light of the same stars.

Its popular name arises because the nebula looks like the head of a stole made from the fur of a red fox.

External links

* [http://www.rc-astro.com/php/displayImage.htm?id=1022 The Fox Fur Nebula]
* [http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080422.html APOD: 2008 April 22 - The Fox Fur Nebula]
* [http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap050314.html APOD: 2005 March 14 - The Fox Fur Nebula]
* [http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap020701.html APOD: 2002 July 1 - The Fox Fur Nebula]
* [http://www.aao.gov.au/images/captions/aat014b.html The Fox Fur Nebula]
* [http://www.rc-astro.com/php/displayImage.htm?id=1022 The Fox Fur Nebula]
* [http://www.noao.edu/outreach/aop/observers/foxfur.html Best of AOP: The Fox Fur Nebula]
* [http://www.sciforums.com/showthread.php?t=8667 The Fox Fur Nebula - SciForums.com]
* [http://orion.pta.edu.pl/apodmain/apod/ap050314.html APOD: 14 marca 2005 - The Fox Fur Nebula]
* [http://www.astrographics.com/GalleryPrintsIndex/GP3770.html Cone and Fox Fur Nebula Region]
* [http://www.astro-pics.com/foxfur.htm Fox Fur Nebula Photo]