Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. The dark winding lanes visible in part of the constellation Ophiuchus belong to the Snake Nebula. The Snake Nebula is a series of dark absorption clouds made up of Interstellar dust . This absorption causes stars behind the clouds to be obscured from view, hence the appearance of starless voids on the sky.
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