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Seagull Nebula -- Running with the Big Dog

Seagull Nebula -- Running with the Big Dog
Date taken Thu May 20 2010 Authorship NASA's JPL centre Keywords & Keyphrases Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer WISE Metadata JSON

Behind the image

The Seagull nebula, seen in this infrared mosaic from NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, draws its common name from it resemblance to a gull in flight.