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A group of Bok globules in IC 2948
- Reference
- a-nec29-44001
- Date
- 2006-08-28
The dark spots in the picture are not photographic defects but an unusual type of interstellar cloud known as a Bok globule. Bok globules, named after astronomer Bart Bok who studied them extensively, are small dark clouds made of gas and dust that are typically condensing to form a star or stars. These Bok globules are located at a distance of about 6000 light years near IC 2944 cluster in the emission nebula IC 2948.
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