Hubble Space Telescope Orion Nebula

Astronomers used 520 hubble images taken in five colours to make this picture.
Hubble space telescope orion nebula. The orion nebula is 1 500 light years away the nearest star forming region to earth. In one of the most detailed astronomical images ever produced nasa s hubble space telescope captured an unprecedented look at the orion nebula. But a recent study of the nebula drilled down into it using just two different colors both in the infrared. The acs mosaic covers approximately the apparent angular size of the full moon.
More than 3 000 stars of various sizes appear in this image. Newborn stars reside in a dramatic dust and gas landscape of plateaus mountains and valleys that are reminiscent of the grand canyon. This turbulent star formation region is one of astronomy s most dramatic and photogenic celestial objects. Most times you see the hubble shot of orion it s the famous one done in visible light a ridiculously gorgeous shot showing the entire nebula in multiple hues.
Nasa s hubble space telescope captured an unprecedented look at the orion nebula a turbulent stellar nursery that is one of astronomy s most photogenic celestial regions.