DocM Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1307a/ 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. Crisp, Phouchg, Buttus and 2 others 5 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linsook Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Would be nice to see a shot of how it looks like in visible light for those of us who have no idea. theyarecomingforyou 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buttus Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 awesome! it almost looks 3D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted April 20, 2013 Global Moderator Share Posted April 20, 2013 Would be nice to see a shot of how it looks like in visible light for those of us who have no idea. http://www.spacetele...ages/heic1307b/ There ya go. +Raze 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Crisp Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Saw NASA posted this on their FB page the other day, beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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