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Dark Reflections in the Southern Cross
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NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer captured this colorful image of the reflection nebula IRAS 12116-6001. This cloud of interstellar dust cannot be seen directly in visible light, but WISE detectors observed the nebula at infrared wavelengths.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineDark Reflections in the Southern Cross. NASA/JPL, 2010-10-27. Public domain. ID: PIA13442.
