Media Information
 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
Title:
In the Center of the Omega Nebula
Explanation:
In the depths of the dark clouds [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] of dust [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] and molecular gas [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] known as the Omega Nebula [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], stars continue to form. The above image [ http://oposite.stsc…] from the Hubble Space Telescope [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]'s Advanced Camera for Surveys [ http://acs.pha.jhu.…] shows exquisite detail in the famous star-forming region [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. The dark dust filaments that lace the center of Omega Nebula [ http://www.seds.org…] were created in the atmospheres of cool giant stars [ http://www.historyo…] and in the debris from supernova explosions [ http://chandra.harv…]. The red and blue hues arise from glowing gas [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] heated by the radiation of massive nearby stars. The points of light are the young stars [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] themselves, some brighter than 100 Suns. Dark globules [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] mark even younger systems [ http://www.ing.iac.…], clouds of gas and dust just now condensing to form stars [ http://www.ph.surre…] and planets [ http://collections.…]. The Omega Nebula [ http://www.astr.ua.…] lies about 5000 light years [ http://starchild.gs…] away toward the constellation [ http://www.astro.wi…] of Sagittarius [ http://www.astronom…]. The region shown spans about 3000 times the diameter of our Solar System [ http://www.nineplan…].
Credit and Copyright:
ACS Science & Engineering Team [ http://acs.pha.jhu.…],
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where:
Washington, D.C.
facet_what:
LACE
facet_what:
Sagittarius
facet_what:
Advanced Camera for Surveys
facet_what:
nebula
facet_what:
Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
original url:
http://antwrp.gsfc.…
UID:
SPD-APOD-ap040208

In the Center of the Omega Nebula
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