---
title: "Astronomy Photo of the Day: 6/1/14 – SH2-64"
description: "[caption id=\"attachment_24052\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"484\"] Credit: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/[/caption] This incredible image, captured by Adam Block (from the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter and the University of Arizona), was taken of SH2-64; the home of a stellar nursery found more than 1,000 light-years from Earth (in the Aquila constellation). The region, which spans an impressive 25 light-years across, is..."
date: "2014-06-01"
modified: "2014-06-01"
authors:
  - name: "Jaime Trosper"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/jaimefqtq.md"
url: "https://futurism.com/apotd-sh2-64"
categories:
  - "From Quarks to Quasars"
---

# Astronomy Photo of the Day: 6/1/14 – SH2-64

![](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/SH2-64.jpg>)

[![Credit: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/SH2-64.jpg>)](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/SH2-64.jpg>)
*Credit: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/*

This incredible image, captured by Adam Block (from the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter and the University of Arizona), was taken of SH2-64; the home of a stellar nursery found more than 1,000 light-years from Earth (*in the Aquila constellation*).

The region, which spans an impressive 25 light-years across, is quite diverse. It has many different nebulae wrapped up in one. We have dark nebulae *(called Gould’s Belt)*; reflection nebulae and a few emission nebulae; all powered by the immensely huge stars forming within them.

Once the protostars emerge from their slumber, they will continue to shape this star-forming region until it is no longer recognizable.

*See a larger image [here](<http://skycenter.arizona.edu/sites/skycenter.arizona.edu/files/sh2_64s.jpg>).*

## Author
Jaime is a freelance writer, who finds great joy in sharing the wonders of universe with others. She used this passion to launch "From Quarks to Quasars" in 2012.

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