Giraffe Nebula: A Dark Cloud's Illusory Giraffe in Cassiopeia
APOD's 2026-09-10 feature highlights LDN 1295, the Giraffe Nebula—a dark dust cloud in Cassiopeia—whose giraffe-like silhouette comes from pareidolia; credits go to Alessandro Merga and Cecilia Chirenti, with a note about APOD's site move to science.nasa.gov/apod.