Stellar jet HH 2

This video shows the evolution over time of Herbig-Haro object HH 2, a jet expelled from a newborn star in the constellation of Orion.

The video was made by stitching together observations of HH 2 made in 1994, 1997 and 2007.

Credit:

NASA, ESA, P. Hartigan (Rice University), G. Bacon (STScI)

About the Video

Id:heic1113f
Release date:31 August 2011, 15:00
Related releases:heic1113
Duration:10 s
Frame rate:30 fps

About the Object

Name:HH 2
Type:Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Young Stellar Object
Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Jet
Category:HD
Nebulae
Stars

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