Along the Milky Way, the combined light of stars traveling at impressive speeds reflects in these clouds of cosmic dust, released at about 300 light years above the plane of our galaxy.
These clouds, also known as integrated flow nebulae, have very faint dusty galactic cirrus clouds and can usually be found in high galactic latitudes. However, it is possible to find these particular clouds also in large regions of the sky, between the galactic south and north poles.
The faint luminescence of these nebulae is given not only by the reflection of the light of the stars, but also by the specks of interstellar dust. These are capable of converting invisible ultraviolet rays into visible red light. Because of this, in fact, it is possible to observe a faint reddish color in the shot.
This deep and wide field image, made it possible to capture all those distant background galaxies and nearby stars of the Milky Way. An astonishing exploration of the complex of faint galactic cirrus clouds, named Mandel Wilson 9, which extends more than three degrees across the skies of planet Earth and reaches the southern constellation of Apus.
Breathtaking shows gifted directly from our Universe, whose nebulae seem to be real works of art expressed on the cold emptiness of the cosmos. Waiting for other precious images, we can only admire these splendid phenomena of which we still know little.
