Hello Universe!
Today's NASA image comes from the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer and captures a beautiful view of the Seagull Nebula. This massive gas cloud shows up green in this infrared image and while it is described as a Seagull in flight - I personally can't see it. IC 2177 (The Seagull Nebula) can be found near the constellation Canis Major (aka the Greater Dog), which can typically be found in the night sky near Orion.
The WISE mission was launched by NASA in December 2009 for a six month mission to catalog the night sky. Six months though? What happened to three year missions to seek out new life and new civilization? C'mon NASA, seems like you guys are getting a little lazy with your missions these days.
For more on the WISE mission and the Seagull Nebula, check out the NASA website here.
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA
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