Stunning new image of Horsehead Nebula from Hubble
This new Hubble image, captured and released to celebrate the
telescope’s 23rd year in orbit, shows part of the sky in the
constellation of Orion (The Hunter). Rising like a giant seahorse from
turbulent waves of dust and gas is the Horsehead Nebula, otherwise known
as Barnard 33.
This image shows the region in infrared light,
which has longer wavelengths than visible light and can pierce through
the dusty material that usually obscures the nebula’s inner regions. The
result is a rather ethereal and fragile-looking structure, made of
delicate folds of gas — very different to the nebula’s appearance in
visible light.
Credit:
NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI)
Stunning new image of Horsehead Nebula from Hubble
This new Hubble image, captured and released to celebrate the telescope’s 23rd year in orbit, shows part of the sky in the constellation of Orion (The Hunter). Rising like a giant seahorse from turbulent waves of dust and gas is the Horsehead Nebula, otherwise known as Barnard 33.
This image shows the region in infrared light, which has longer wavelengths than visible light and can pierce through the dusty material that usually obscures the nebula’s inner regions. The result is a rather ethereal and fragile-looking structure, made of delicate folds of gas — very different to the nebula’s appearance in visible light.
Credit:
NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI)
This new Hubble image, captured and released to celebrate the telescope’s 23rd year in orbit, shows part of the sky in the constellation of Orion (The Hunter). Rising like a giant seahorse from turbulent waves of dust and gas is the Horsehead Nebula, otherwise known as Barnard 33.
This image shows the region in infrared light, which has longer wavelengths than visible light and can pierce through the dusty material that usually obscures the nebula’s inner regions. The result is a rather ethereal and fragile-looking structure, made of delicate folds of gas — very different to the nebula’s appearance in visible light.
Credit:
NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI)
