The Orion Nebula from Subaru
Explanation:
The
Orion Nebula (M42) shows a host of treasures when viewed in
infrared light.
Some stars in the
Trapezium, an
open cluster
of stars at the center, are only visible in infrared light.
The orange feature above center is called the
Kleinman-Low Nebula,
and appears greatly affected by newly forming central star IRc2.
The blue emission in this representative color photograph
is caused by hot gas ionized by the
Trapezium stars.
This is one of the
first photographs ever taken through Japan's new
Subaru Telescope.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
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NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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& Michigan Tech. U.
