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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope takes close up of star forming region of the Tarantula Nebula

 

Written by Judy Schmidt
European Space Agency

NASA - National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationTurning its eye to the Tarantula Nebula, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has taken this close-up of the outskirts of the main cloud of the Nebula.

The bright wispy structures are the signature of an environment rich in ionized hydrogen gas, called H II by astronomers. In reality these appear red, but the choice of filters and colors of this image, which includes exposures both in visible and infrared light, make the gas appear green.

A close up of the main cloud in the Tarantula Nebula.

A close up of the main cloud in the Tarantula Nebula.

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