Hubble Space Telescope Orion Nebula
This turbulent star formation region is one of astronomy s most dramatic and photogenic celestial objects.
Hubble space telescope orion nebula. Astronomers used 520 hubble images taken in five colours to make this picture. Astronomers using the hubble space telescope peered into the orion nebula a well known star factory in our galaxy and found the largest population yet of brown dwarfs objects that are more. 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. 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.
They also added ground based photos to fill out the nebula. Hubble finds substellar objects in the orion nebula in an unprecedented deep survey for small faint objects in the orion nebula astronomers using nasa s hubble space telescope have uncovered the largest known population of brown dwarfs sprinkled among newborn stars. The orion nebula is 1 500 light years away the nearest star forming region to earth.