Tag Archive for 'Reflection nebula'

This Hubble image shows GN 04.32.8, a reflection nebula some 480 light-years away in the constellation of Taurus. The color composite was assembled from images taken in visible and near-infrared light. It is based on data obtained through two filters. The color results from assigning different hues to each monochromatic image associated with an individual filter. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / G. Duchêne.

Hubble Spots Reflection Nebula in Taurus Molecular Cloud

Jun 30, 2025 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have produced an outstanding image of the reflection nebula GN 04.32.8. This Hubble image shows GN...

This Webb image shows a grouping of aligned protostellar outflows within one small region (the top left corner) of the Serpens Nebula. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI / K. Pontoppidan, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory / J. Green, Space Telescope Science Institute.

Webb Spots Enigmatic Group of Aligned Protostellar Outflows in Serpens Nebula

Jun 20, 2024 by News Staff

These protostellar outflows are formed when jets of gas spewing from newborn stars collide with nearby gas and dust at high speeds. Typically these objects...

HP Tau, a trio of dazzling stars some 550 light-years away in the constellation of Taurus, blaze brilliantly from the hollowed-out cavity of a reflection nebula in the new Hubble image. Image credit: NASA / ESA / G. Duchene, Universite de Grenoble I / Gladys Kober, NASA & Catholic University of America.

Hubble Space Telescope Spots Triple-Star System in Taurus

May 16, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

The Hubble team has released a stunning image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of the triple-star star system HP Tau. HP Tau, a trio of dazzling...

This OmegaCAM/VST image shows three nebulae: the red emission nebula IC 1284 and two blue reflection nebulae NGC 6589 and NGC 6590. Image credit: ESO / VPHAS+ Team.

OmegaCAM Sees Three Nebulae in Sagittarius

Oct 3, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

There are two different types of nebulae in this new image from the OmegaCAM instrument on ESO’s VLT Survey Telescope (VST) at Paranal Observatory in...

This VISTA image shows IC 2631, a reflection nebula some 500 light-years away in the southern constellation of Chamaeleon. Image credit: ESO / Meingast et al.

VISTA Observes Beautiful Reflection Nebula

Jul 17, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

ESO’s Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA) shot this image of the reflection nebula IC 2631. This VISTA image shows IC 2631, a...

This image, taken with the Gemini South telescope, shows IC 2220, a reflection nebula some 1,200 light-years away in the constellation of Carina. Image credit: International Gemini Observatory / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / T.A. Rector, University of Alaska Anchorage & NSF’s NOIRLab / J. Miller, Gemini Observatory & NSF’s NOIRLab / M. Rodriguez, Gemini Observatory & NSF’s NOIRLab / M. Zamani, NSF’s NOIRLab.

Gemini South Telescope Observes Reflection Nebula

Jul 13, 2023 by News Staff

This new image from the Gemini South telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, operated by NSF’s NOIRLab, shows the nearly symmetrical...

The two young, low-mass protostars HR 5999 and HR 6000 illuminate nearby dust, creating the reflection nebula Bernes 149. These stars grew out of the dusty dark cloud of Lupus 3, part of a larger complex of as many as nine dark clouds. Image credit: CTIO / NOIRLab / DOE / NSF / AURA / T.A. Rector, University of Alaska Anchorage & NSF’s NOIRLab / D. de Martin & M. Zamani, NSF’s NOIRLab.

Dark Energy Camera Captures Protostars in Nearby Interstellar Cloud

May 18, 2023 by News Staff

Using the 570-megapixel Dark Energy Camera at NSF/NOIRLab Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, astronomers have produced a stunning image...

This Hubble image shows NGC 1333, a reflection nebula located 1,000 light-years away in the northern constellation of Perseus. Image credit: NASA / ESA / STScI.

Hubble Captures NGC 1333 in Stunning 33rd Anniversary Image

Apr 20, 2023 by News Staff

This new photo of the reflection nebula NGC 1333 was taken in celebration of the 33rd anniversary of the launch of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope...

This Hubble image shows NGC 1999, a reflection nebula some 1,350 light-years away in the constellation of Orion. The image also contains data from the OmegaCAM instrument on ESO’s VLT Survey Telescope. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / ESO / K. Noll.

Hubble Spies Mysterious Reflection Nebula

Oct 24, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

The Hubble science team has released an incredibly beautiful close-up shot of the reflection nebula NGC 1999. This Hubble image shows NGC 1999, a reflection...

This Hubble image of Chamaeleon Cloud I is a composite of separate exposures acquired by Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) and Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2), and the VISTA InfraRed CAMera (VIRCAM) on ESO’s 4.1-m Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA). Image credit: NASA / ESA / K. Luhman & T. Esplin, Pennsylvania State University / ESO / Gladys Kober, NASA & Catholic University of America / NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.

Hubble Looks at Beautiful Star-Forming Cloud

Feb 4, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has taken a picture of the Chamaeleon Cloud I, part of a large star-forming region called the Chamaeleon Cloud Complex. This...

This image shows the Chamaeleon Infrared Nebula, which is located near the center of the even larger Chamaeleon I dark cloud. Image credit: International Gemini Observatory / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / T.A. Rector, University of Alaska Anchorage & NSF’s NOIRLab / J. Miller, Gemini Observatory & NSF’s NOIRLab / M. Zamani, NSF’s NOIRLab / D. de Martin, NSF’s NOIRLab.

Chamaeleon Infrared Nebula Captured by Gemini South Telescope

Dec 9, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS) on Gemini South telescope have imaged the Chamaeleon Infrared Nebula, which is located near...

This Hubble image shows the Herbig-Haro object HH 45 in the reflection nebula NGC 1977. Image credit: NASA / ESA / J. Bally, University of Colorado at Boulder / Gladys Kober, NASA & Catholic University of America.

Hubble Spots Herbig-Haro Object in NGC 1977

Nov 26, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have observed HH 45, a Herbig-Haro object embedded in the nebula NGC 1977. This Hubble image shows...

Hubble captured a bright jet (orange object at the bottom center of the image) from the protostar Parengo 2042 in this image of NGC 1977. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / J. Bally, University of Colorado at Boulder / Gladys Kober, NASA & Catholic University of America.

Hubble Captures Bright Protostellar Jet in NGC 1977

Nov 25, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

The bright stellar jet is being emitted by Parengo 2042, a protostar that resides within the reflection nebula NGC 1977. Hubble captured a bright jet (orange...

This Hubble image shows a protostar called J1672835.29-763111.64. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / T. Megeath, University of Toledo / K. Stapelfeldt, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Gladys Kober, NASA / Catholic University of America.

Hubble Space Telescope Spots Infant Star in IC 2631

Nov 19, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured a striking infrared image of a protostar called J1672835.29-763111.64 (J1672 for short). This...

This Hubble image shows part of IC 2631, a reflection nebula some 500 light-years away in the constellation of Chamaeleon. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / K. Stapelfeldt, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Gladys Kober, NASA & Catholic University of America.

Hubble Zooms in on Reflection Nebula IC 2631

Nov 16, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

NASA has released a beautiful image snapped by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of the reflection nebula IC 2631. This Hubble image shows part of IC...

This Hubble image shows a spectacular part of the reflection nebula NGC 7023. The color image was made from separate exposures taken in the visible and near-infrared regions of the spectrum with Hubble’s Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble.

Hubble Zooms in on Beautiful Reflection Nebula: NGC 7023

Oct 12, 2020 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has unveiled in stunning detail a part of the bright reflection nebula NGC 7023. This Hubble image shows a spectacular...

This Hubble image shows the Serpens Nebula, a stellar nursery about 1,300 light-years away. Within the nebula, in the upper right of the image, a shadow is created by the protoplanetary disk surrounding HBC 672. While the disk of debris is too tiny to be seen even by Hubble, its shadow is projected upon the cloud in which it was born. In this view, the feature, the Bat Shadow, spans approximately 200 times the diameter of our own Solar System. Image credit: NASA / ESA / STScI.

Hubble Observes ‘Flapping’ Shadow of HBC 672’s Planet-Forming Disk

Jun 26, 2020 by News Staff

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured striking images of HBC 672’s unseen protoplanetary disk casting a huge shadow across...

Hubble Sees Newborn Stars in NGC 1333

Nov 4, 2019 by Enrico de Lazaro

NASA has released a photo taken by the Hubble Space Telescope of part of the reflection nebula NGC 1333. This Hubble image shows protostars in the reflection...

This VLT image shows the reflection nebula NGC 2023. Image credit: ESO.

ESO’s Very Large Telescope Snaps Beautiful Image of Reflection Nebula

May 14, 2019 by News Staff

The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has released an absolutely beautiful photo taken by its Very Large Telescope (VLT) of the reflection nebula NGC...

This image, taken by the FOcal Reducer and low dispersion Spectrograph 2 (FORS2) instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope at the Paranal Observatory in Chile, shows the small, moderately bright reflection nebula NGC 1788. Image credit: ESO.

VLT Captures Most Detailed Image Ever Seen of NGC 1788

Mar 15, 2019 by News Staff

ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) has captured a stunning new photo of NGC 1788, a reflection nebula located in a dark and often neglected corner of the...