'Ominous' Dark Nebula SH2-136 in Cepheus: Close-up view | NOIRLab

'Ominous' Dark Nebula SH2-136 in Cepheus: Close-up view | NOIRLab

Dark nebula SH2-136 appears to celebrate Halloween all the time. The complex process of star formation has created dust clouds of many shapes and sizes. It is human perception that might identify a "ghoulish creature", on the left side of the image, "chasing humans". SH2-136 is over two light-years across.

Distance: 1,500 light years

This image was taken as part of Advanced Observing Program (AOP) program at Kitt Peak Visitor Center during 2014.

Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Adam Block

Caption Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Release Date: June 13, 2014

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