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📸 Ou4: The Giant Squid Nebula
This elusive nebula glows in blue from oxygen atoms and may lie 2,300 light-years away inside Sh2-129. Powered by a triple star system, its outflows span 50+ light-years. A true deep sky giant.📅 APOD – July 5, 2025
📷 Credit: Massimo Di Fusco#APOD #NASA #Astronomy #Ou4 #SquidNebula #Sh2129 #DeepSky #Stars #Nebula #Space #NightSky #Astrophotography #HR8119 #TripleStarSystem #Cosmos #Science #Stargazing #MilkyWay #Universe #StellarSnap
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Ou4: The Giant Squid Nebula
This mysterious squid-like cosmic cloud spans nearly three full moons on planet Earth's sky. Discovered in 2011 by French astro-imager Nicolas Outters, the Squid Nebula's bipolar shape is distinguished here by the telltale blue emission from doubly ionized oxygen atoms.
Image Credit & Copyright: Alex Linde