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Two wispy, gaseous clouds occupy the corners of this image, HH 1 in the upper right, and HH 2 in the lower left. Both are light blue and surrounded by dimmer multi-colored clouds, while the background is dark black due to dense gas. A very bright orange star lies just to the lower left of HH 1, and beyond that star is a narrow jet, emerging from the dark center of the field. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / B. Reipurth / B. Nisini.

Hubble Observes Two Distant Herbig-Haro Objects

Oct 17, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

Herbig-Haro objects HH 1 and HH 2 are located 1,250 light-years away in the constellation of Orion. Two wispy, gaseous clouds occupy the corners of this...