NASA spots "Christmas tree" in space 欢庆圣诞，NASA分享太空“圣诞树星团”图 It's not just here on Earth where things are turning festive - NASA has snapped a picture of a Christmas tree in space! The US Space Agency released an image of NGC 2264, a group of young stars, that's also known as the "Christmas tree" cluster because of its shape. Scientists have highlighted the gas in the nebula in green to look like a tree, while infrared data showing the stars has been coloured white and blue, to appear as baubles and lights. 不仅仅是在地球上充满了节日的气氛——美国国家航空航天局在太空拍摄到了一张圣诞树的照片！ 美国国家航空航天局发布了一张NGC 2264的图片，这是一个由年轻恒星组成的星团，因其形状又被称为“圣诞树”星团。 科学家们用绿色突出了星云中的气体，使其看起来像一棵树，而显示恒星的红外数据则用白色和蓝色表示，看起来像小挂饰和彩灯。 ☞ festive 英 [ˈfestɪv] 美 [ˈfestɪv] adj. 节日的；喜庆的；欢乐的 形容词 Something that is festive is special, colourful, or exciting, especially because of a holiday or celebration. 喜庆的 The town has a festive holiday atmosphere. 这个城市充满了喜庆的节日气氛。 ☞ NGC 2264是一个位于麒麟座的年轻恒星星团，也被称为“圣诞树星团”，距离地球大约2500至2700光年。它包含多个天体，包括锥状星云、圣诞树星团、雪花星团和狐狸皮星云。 ☞ nebula 英 [ˈnebjələ] 美 [ˈnebjələ] n. 星云；角膜云翳 A nebula is a cloud of dust and gas in space. New stars are produced from nebulae. 星云 ☞ bauble 英 [ˈbɔːb(ə)l] 美 [ˈbɔːb(ə)l] n. 小玩意；美观而无价值的饰物 A bauble is a small, cheap ornament or piece of jewellery. 廉价的小饰物
