CG4: A Ruptured Cometary Globule Can a gas cloud grab a galaxy? Its not even close. The claw of this odd looking creature in the photo below is a gas cloud known as a cometary globule. This globule, however, has ruptured.Cometary globules are typically characterized by dusty heads and elongated tails. These features cause cometary globules to have visual similarities to comets, but in reality they are very much different.Globules are frequently the birth places of stars, and many show very young stars in their heads. The reason for the rupture in the head of this object is not completely known. The galaxy to the left of the globule is huge, very far in the distance, and only placed near CG4 by chance superposition. Image Credit & Copyright:Jason Jennings(cosmicphotos)
Posted on: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 01:50:30 +0000
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