Hubble captures star birth in the Carina Nebula
Scientists have concluded the checkout period for NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and now are revealing images showcasing the power of the much-improved observatory. In this zoom sequence, one of Hubble’s new instruments, the Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3), sets its eyes on a stellar nursery located 7,500 light-years away in the Carina Nebula. The pillar of gas and dust in the WFC3 visible-light image seems to glow from hot, massive stars in the vicinity. In the WFC3 infrared-light image, the dusty pillar becomes practically invisible, revealing an infant star blasting out a jet of material, evidence of new stars being born.
Credit:Credit: ESA/Hubble, NASA and the SM4 ERO Team
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Release date: | 9 September 2009, 17:00 |
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Duration: | 26 s |
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Category: | HD Hubble Images |
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