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[NASA] APOD: 2026 September 7 – The Pelican Nebula in Gas, Dust, and Stars

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Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

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The Pelican Nebula in Gas, Dust, and Stars

Explanation: The Pelican Nebula is slowly being transformed. IC 5070 (an official designation) is divided from the larger 

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 by a 
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 filled with dark 
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. The deep 
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from 
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 incorporates 25 hours of exposure and brings out great details of this 
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. The 
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 Nebula receives much study because it is a particularly active mix of 
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 formation and evolving gas clouds. The light from young energetic stars is slowly transforming the cold gas to hot gas, with the 
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 between the two, known as an 
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, visible in bright orange on the upper right. Particularly dense 
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 of cold gas remain. Millions of years from now, the 
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 Nebula, bounded by dark nebula 
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, might no longer be known as the Pelican, as the 
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 will surely leave something that appears 
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Tomorrow’s picture: geometric Saturn

Date: September 7, 2026
Credit & Copyright:
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Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff, Jerry Bonnell, Cecilia Chirenti, Keighley Rockcliffe
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