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shows a more distant view of the system, and depicts how light from the brightened star and disk illuminate the surrounding outflow cavity. This is what we see as McNeil's Nebula.

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English: shows a more distant view of the system, and depicts how light from the brightened star and disk illuminate the surrounding outflow cavity. This is what we see as McNeil's Nebula.
Date 30 March 2004 (upload date)
Source Celestial Beacon Sheds New Light on Stellar Nursery
Author Gemini Observatory/NSF/AURA/J. Lomberg
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