| Object type: | Dark Cloud Nebula |
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| Distance from Earth: | 4,500 light years 1,400 parsecs |
Similar to the Horsehead (NGC 2024), The Cone nebula is another example of a dark dust cloud silhouetted on an emission nebula. The presence of hot young stars indicates that the emission nebula is a birthplace of stars and further supports the theory that collisions of gas and dust clouds result in stellar formation.