Dust Clouds in Cepheus and Tropical Storms Over the Oceans
A view of distant nebulae in the constellation Cepheus alongside satellite tracking of active storms and a Mississippi wildfire.
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day features interstellar dust clouds in the constellation Cepheus, located about 1,200 light-years away at the edge of the Cepheus Flare molecular cloud complex. Visible in the field are the Ghost Nebula (vdB 141), spanning over two light-years across with collapsing cores marking early star formation, and the Iris Nebula (NGC 7023), reflecting light from hot young stars.
Satellite tracking data from NASA recorded severe weather over the ocean, where Super Typhoon In-fa reached sustained winds of 125 knots. Concurrently, Tropical Cyclone Arnab was observed with winds of 55 knots, while Hurricane Vance measured at 25 knots.
In the United States, satellite observations tracked the South Tank Trail wildfire in Perry County, Mississippi. According to the reported data, the fire covered an area of approximately 1,000 acres.
Sources: NASA APOD, NASA APOD, NASA APOD, NASA EONET
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