The Cygnus Cocoon in the Cygnus constellation (IMAGE)

The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

The Cygnus Cocoon in the Cygnus constellation

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Cygnus X, one of the brightest and closest star forming region in the Galaxy (marked in red), is at the centre of the Cygnus Cocoon, a vast astronomical structure that covers an area of Earth's sky an angular width of four lunar discs. (Source: IFJ PAN / Stellarium)

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Source: IFJ PAN / Stellarium

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