Hubble Serves Up a Holiday Snow Angel
The bipolar star-forming region, called Sharpless 2-106, looks like a soaring, celestial snow angel. The outstretched “wings” of the nebula record the contrasting imprint of heat and motion against the backdrop of a colder medium. Twin lobes of super-hot gas, glowing blue in this image, stretch outward from the central star. This hot gas creates the “wings” of our angel. A ring of dust and gas orbiting the star acts like a belt, cinching the expanding nebula into an “hourglass” shape.
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
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December 15, 2011 at 8:44 pm
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in every atom
December 16, 2011 at 3:42 am
Merry Chistmas to you and your loved ones!
Craig & Joe
December 19, 2011 at 5:27 pm
Thanks, and a very, very Merry Christmas to you! My fellow bloggers will be on my mind and in my happy thoughts this holiday season!
charlesmichelduke
December 17, 2011 at 6:28 am
And a very Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Craig & Joe
December 19, 2011 at 5:28 pm
Thanks Charles. I hope you have many nights of Merry Making in my families birthplace. May peace and love shine upon you and your family.