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Hubble Peeks into a Stellar
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Hubble Peeks into a Stellar Nursery in a Nearby Galaxy |
| General Information |
What is Hubble Heritage? A monthly showcase of new and archival Hubble images. Go to the Heritage site. Back to top [ #top ] |
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Hubble Finds a Young Planeta
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| Title |
Hubble Finds a Young Planetary Nebula |
| General Information |
What is an American Astronomical Society Meeting release? A major news announcement issued at an American Astronomical Society meeting, the premier astronomy conference. This is a NASA Hubble Space Telescope picture of a recently-formed ?planetary nebula,? known as Hen 1357. This expanding cloud of gas was ejected from the aging star in the center. Much of the gas is concentrated in a ring which appears tilted 35 degrees. Besides the big clumps in the ring, HST's detailed images reveal many smaller clumps and wisps of gas, indicating turbulent motions and other activity in the nebula. Two bubbles of gas seen above and below the ring have burst open at their ends, allowing gas from inside to escape. |
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Offical portrait of Astronau
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Offical portrait of Astronaut candidate Karl Henize |
| Description |
Offical portrait of Astronaut candidate Karl Henize wearing blue shuttle flight suit. |
| Date |
03.24.1981 |
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STS-51F - CREW PORTRAIT
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Portrait of the STS 51-F cre
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1985-01-01 |
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s85-29307 |
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Star Formation in Henize 206
PIA05517
Infrared Array Camera (IRAC)
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| Title |
Star Formation in Henize 206 |
| Original Caption Released with Image |
IRA-MIPS Composite Visible IRAC MIPS The LMC is a small satellite galaxy gravitationally bound to our own Milky Way. Yet the gravitational effects are tearing the companion to shreds in a long-playing drama of 'intergalactic cannibalism.' These disruptions lead to a recurring cycle of star birth and star death. Astronomers are particularly interested in the LMC because its fractional content of heavy metals is two to five times lower than is seen in our solar neighborhood. [In this context, 'heavy elements' refer to those elements not present in the primordial universe. Such elements as carbon, oxygen and others are produced by nucleosynthesis and are ejected into the interstellar medium via mass loss by stars, including supernova explosions.] As such, the LMC provides a nearby cosmic laboratory that may resemble the distant universe in its chemical composition. The primary Spitzer image, showing the wispy filamentary structure of Henize 206, is a four-color composite mosaic created by combining data from an infrared array camera (IRAC) at near-infrared wavelengths and the mid-infrared data from a multiband imaging photometer (MIPS). Blue represents invisible infrared light at wavelengths of 3.6 and 4.5 microns. Note that most of the stars in the field of view radiate primarily at these short infrared wavelengths. Cyan denotes emission at 5.8 microns, green depicts the 8.0 micron light, and red is used to trace the thermal emission from dust at 24 microns. The separate instrument images are included as insets to the main composite. An inclined ring of emission dominates the central and upper regions of the image. This delineates a bubble of hot, x-ray emitting gas that was blown into space when a massive star died in a supernova explosion millions of years ago. The shock waves from that explosion impacted a cloud of nearby hydrogen gas, compressed it, and started a new generation of star formation. The death of one star led to the birth of many new stars. This is particularly evident in the MIPS inset, where the 24-micron emission peaks correspond to newly formed stars. The ultraviolet and visible-light photons from the new stars are absorbed by surrounding dust and re-radiated at longer infrared wavelengths, where it is detected by Spitzer. This emission nebula was cataloged by Karl Henize (HEN-eyes) while spending 1948-1951 in South Africa doing research for his Ph.D. dissertation at the University of Michigan. Henize later became a NASA astronaut and, at age 59, became the oldest rookie to fly on the Space Shuttle during an eight-day flight of the Challenger in 1985. He died just short of his 67th birthday in 1993 while attempting to climb the north face of Mount Everest, the world's highest peak. |
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Star Formation in Henize 206
PIA05517
Infrared Array Camera (IRAC)
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| Title |
Star Formation in Henize 206 |
| Original Caption Released with Image |
IRA-MIPS Composite Visible IRAC MIPS The LMC is a small satellite galaxy gravitationally bound to our own Milky Way. Yet the gravitational effects are tearing the companion to shreds in a long-playing drama of 'intergalactic cannibalism.' These disruptions lead to a recurring cycle of star birth and star death. Astronomers are particularly interested in the LMC because its fractional content of heavy metals is two to five times lower than is seen in our solar neighborhood. [In this context, 'heavy elements' refer to those elements not present in the primordial universe. Such elements as carbon, oxygen and others are produced by nucleosynthesis and are ejected into the interstellar medium via mass loss by stars, including supernova explosions.] As such, the LMC provides a nearby cosmic laboratory that may resemble the distant universe in its chemical composition. The primary Spitzer image, showing the wispy filamentary structure of Henize 206, is a four-color composite mosaic created by combining data from an infrared array camera (IRAC) at near-infrared wavelengths and the mid-infrared data from a multiband imaging photometer (MIPS). Blue represents invisible infrared light at wavelengths of 3.6 and 4.5 microns. Note that most of the stars in the field of view radiate primarily at these short infrared wavelengths. Cyan denotes emission at 5.8 microns, green depicts the 8.0 micron light, and red is used to trace the thermal emission from dust at 24 microns. The separate instrument images are included as insets to the main composite. An inclined ring of emission dominates the central and upper regions of the image. This delineates a bubble of hot, x-ray emitting gas that was blown into space when a massive star died in a supernova explosion millions of years ago. The shock waves from that explosion impacted a cloud of nearby hydrogen gas, compressed it, and started a new generation of star formation. The death of one star led to the birth of many new stars. This is particularly evident in the MIPS inset, where the 24-micron emission peaks correspond to newly formed stars. The ultraviolet and visible-light photons from the new stars are absorbed by surrounding dust and re-radiated at longer infrared wavelengths, where it is detected by Spitzer. This emission nebula was cataloged by Karl Henize (HEN-eyes) while spending 1948-1951 in South Africa doing research for his Ph.D. dissertation at the University of Michigan. Henize later became a NASA astronaut and, at age 59, became the oldest rookie to fly on the Space Shuttle during an eight-day flight of the Challenger in 1985. He died just short of his 67th birthday in 1993 while attempting to climb the north face of Mount Everest, the world's highest peak. |
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Star Formation in Henize 206
PIA05517
Infrared Array Camera (IRAC)
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| Title |
Star Formation in Henize 206 |
| Original Caption Released with Image |
IRA-MIPS Composite Visible IRAC MIPS The LMC is a small satellite galaxy gravitationally bound to our own Milky Way. Yet the gravitational effects are tearing the companion to shreds in a long-playing drama of 'intergalactic cannibalism.' These disruptions lead to a recurring cycle of star birth and star death. Astronomers are particularly interested in the LMC because its fractional content of heavy metals is two to five times lower than is seen in our solar neighborhood. [In this context, 'heavy elements' refer to those elements not present in the primordial universe. Such elements as carbon, oxygen and others are produced by nucleosynthesis and are ejected into the interstellar medium via mass loss by stars, including supernova explosions.] As such, the LMC provides a nearby cosmic laboratory that may resemble the distant universe in its chemical composition. The primary Spitzer image, showing the wispy filamentary structure of Henize 206, is a four-color composite mosaic created by combining data from an infrared array camera (IRAC) at near-infrared wavelengths and the mid-infrared data from a multiband imaging photometer (MIPS). Blue represents invisible infrared light at wavelengths of 3.6 and 4.5 microns. Note that most of the stars in the field of view radiate primarily at these short infrared wavelengths. Cyan denotes emission at 5.8 microns, green depicts the 8.0 micron light, and red is used to trace the thermal emission from dust at 24 microns. The separate instrument images are included as insets to the main composite. An inclined ring of emission dominates the central and upper regions of the image. This delineates a bubble of hot, x-ray emitting gas that was blown into space when a massive star died in a supernova explosion millions of years ago. The shock waves from that explosion impacted a cloud of nearby hydrogen gas, compressed it, and started a new generation of star formation. The death of one star led to the birth of many new stars. This is particularly evident in the MIPS inset, where the 24-micron emission peaks correspond to newly formed stars. The ultraviolet and visible-light photons from the new stars are absorbed by surrounding dust and re-radiated at longer infrared wavelengths, where it is detected by Spitzer. This emission nebula was cataloged by Karl Henize (HEN-eyes) while spending 1948-1951 in South Africa doing research for his Ph.D. dissertation at the University of Michigan. Henize later became a NASA astronaut and, at age 59, became the oldest rookie to fly on the Space Shuttle during an eight-day flight of the Challenger in 1985. He died just short of his 67th birthday in 1993 while attempting to climb the north face of Mount Everest, the world's highest peak. |
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Star Formation in Henize 206
PIA05517
Infrared Array Camera (IRAC)
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| Title |
Star Formation in Henize 206 |
| Original Caption Released with Image |
IRA-MIPS Composite Visible IRAC MIPS The LMC is a small satellite galaxy gravitationally bound to our own Milky Way. Yet the gravitational effects are tearing the companion to shreds in a long-playing drama of 'intergalactic cannibalism.' These disruptions lead to a recurring cycle of star birth and star death. Astronomers are particularly interested in the LMC because its fractional content of heavy metals is two to five times lower than is seen in our solar neighborhood. [In this context, 'heavy elements' refer to those elements not present in the primordial universe. Such elements as carbon, oxygen and others are produced by nucleosynthesis and are ejected into the interstellar medium via mass loss by stars, including supernova explosions.] As such, the LMC provides a nearby cosmic laboratory that may resemble the distant universe in its chemical composition. The primary Spitzer image, showing the wispy filamentary structure of Henize 206, is a four-color composite mosaic created by combining data from an infrared array camera (IRAC) at near-infrared wavelengths and the mid-infrared data from a multiband imaging photometer (MIPS). Blue represents invisible infrared light at wavelengths of 3.6 and 4.5 microns. Note that most of the stars in the field of view radiate primarily at these short infrared wavelengths. Cyan denotes emission at 5.8 microns, green depicts the 8.0 micron light, and red is used to trace the thermal emission from dust at 24 microns. The separate instrument images are included as insets to the main composite. An inclined ring of emission dominates the central and upper regions of the image. This delineates a bubble of hot, x-ray emitting gas that was blown into space when a massive star died in a supernova explosion millions of years ago. The shock waves from that explosion impacted a cloud of nearby hydrogen gas, compressed it, and started a new generation of star formation. The death of one star led to the birth of many new stars. This is particularly evident in the MIPS inset, where the 24-micron emission peaks correspond to newly formed stars. The ultraviolet and visible-light photons from the new stars are absorbed by surrounding dust and re-radiated at longer infrared wavelengths, where it is detected by Spitzer. This emission nebula was cataloged by Karl Henize (HEN-eyes) while spending 1948-1951 in South Africa doing research for his Ph.D. dissertation at the University of Michigan. Henize later became a NASA astronaut and, at age 59, became the oldest rookie to fly on the Space Shuttle during an eight-day flight of the Challenger in 1985. He died just short of his 67th birthday in 1993 while attempting to climb the north face of Mount Everest, the world's highest peak. |
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Star Formation in Henize 206
PIA05517
Infrared Array Camera (IRAC)
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| Title |
Star Formation in Henize 206 |
| Original Caption Released with Image |
IRA-MIPS Composite Visible IRAC MIPS The LMC is a small satellite galaxy gravitationally bound to our own Milky Way. Yet the gravitational effects are tearing the companion to shreds in a long-playing drama of 'intergalactic cannibalism.' These disruptions lead to a recurring cycle of star birth and star death. Astronomers are particularly interested in the LMC because its fractional content of heavy metals is two to five times lower than is seen in our solar neighborhood. [In this context, 'heavy elements' refer to those elements not present in the primordial universe. Such elements as carbon, oxygen and others are produced by nucleosynthesis and are ejected into the interstellar medium via mass loss by stars, including supernova explosions.] As such, the LMC provides a nearby cosmic laboratory that may resemble the distant universe in its chemical composition. The primary Spitzer image, showing the wispy filamentary structure of Henize 206, is a four-color composite mosaic created by combining data from an infrared array camera (IRAC) at near-infrared wavelengths and the mid-infrared data from a multiband imaging photometer (MIPS). Blue represents invisible infrared light at wavelengths of 3.6 and 4.5 microns. Note that most of the stars in the field of view radiate primarily at these short infrared wavelengths. Cyan denotes emission at 5.8 microns, green depicts the 8.0 micron light, and red is used to trace the thermal emission from dust at 24 microns. The separate instrument images are included as insets to the main composite. An inclined ring of emission dominates the central and upper regions of the image. This delineates a bubble of hot, x-ray emitting gas that was blown into space when a massive star died in a supernova explosion millions of years ago. The shock waves from that explosion impacted a cloud of nearby hydrogen gas, compressed it, and started a new generation of star formation. The death of one star led to the birth of many new stars. This is particularly evident in the MIPS inset, where the 24-micron emission peaks correspond to newly formed stars. The ultraviolet and visible-light photons from the new stars are absorbed by surrounding dust and re-radiated at longer infrared wavelengths, where it is detected by Spitzer. This emission nebula was cataloged by Karl Henize (HEN-eyes) while spending 1948-1951 in South Africa doing research for his Ph.D. dissertation at the University of Michigan. Henize later became a NASA astronaut and, at age 59, became the oldest rookie to fly on the Space Shuttle during an eight-day flight of the Challenger in 1985. He died just short of his 67th birthday in 1993 while attempting to climb the north face of Mount Everest, the world's highest peak. |
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Offical portrait of Astronau
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| Title |
Offical portrait of Astronaut candidate Karl Henize |
| Description |
Offical portrait of Astronaut candidate Karl Henize wearing blue shuttle flight suit. |
| Date Taken |
1981-03-24 |
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STS 51-F crew egress the orb
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| Title |
STS 51-F crew egress the orbiter and are greeted by George Abbey |
| Description |
STS 51-F crew egress the orbiter at the end of the STS 51-F mission and are greeted by George Abbey, Director of Flight Crew Operations. From bottom of ladder to top: Gordon Fullerton (shaking hands with Abbey), Anthony England, Loren Acton, Karl Henize, Roy D. Bridges, Jr., John-David Bartoe and Story Musgrave. |
| Date Taken |
1985-08-06 |
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STS 51-F crew portrait durin
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STS 51-F crew portrait during mission |
| Description |
STS 51-F crew portrait taken in the middeck area during the mission. In center of circle is Mission specialist Story Musgrave. On his right and going clockwise are: Anthony England, Karl Henize, Roy Bridges, Loren Acton, John-David Bartoe, and Gordon Fullerton. |
| Date Taken |
1985-07-30 |
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Astronaut Karl Henize with s
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| Title |
Astronaut Karl Henize with soft drink in middeck area |
| Description |
Astronaut Karl Henize drinks from a special carbonated beverage dispenser labeled Pepsi while floating in the middeck area of the shuttle Challenger. Note the can appears to have its own built in straw. |
| Date Taken |
1985-07-30 |
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Official portrait of the STS
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| Title |
Official portrait of the STS 51-F crew |
| Description |
Portrait of the STS 51-F crew. Astronaut Gordon Fullerton is seated with Roy Bridges beside him. From left to right is Anthony England, Karl Henize, Story Musgrave, Loren Acton and John-David Bartoe. |
| Date Taken |
1985-03-26 |
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STS 51-F Mission specialist
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STS 51-F Mission specialist Karl Henize during training |
| Description |
STS 51-F Mission Specialist Karl Henize seen during training bldg 9A. |
| Date Taken |
1985-06-12 |
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STS 51-F crewmembers during
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| Title |
STS 51-F crewmembers during egress training |
| Description |
STS 51-F crewmembers during egress training. Mission Specialist Karl Henize is fitted for his launch and entry suit while fellow Mission Specialist Anthony England watches (36942), Payload specialists John-David Bartoe (left) and Loren Acton discuss training with Mission specialist Henize. Mission specialist Story Musgrave is seen in the background talking to a trainer (36943), Astronaut Musgrave in discussion with Payload specialists Bartoe (left) and Acton in bldg 9A (36944), Payload specialist Acton removes inner cap worn prior to donning helmet as Bartoe and Musgrave watch (36945), Payload specialst Acton, wearing launch and entry suit and helmet prepares to enter the orbiter mock-up (36946). |
| Date Taken |
1985-07-09 |
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STS 51-F crew members during
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| Title |
STS 51-F crew members during news conference |
| Description |
STS 51-F crew members during news conference. From left to right are: Astronaut Karl Henize, Roy Bridges, Gordon Fullerton, Story Musgrave, John-David Bartoe, and Anthony England. Seated is Loren Acton. |
| Date Taken |
1985-07-03 |
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STS 51-F crewmembers during
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| Title |
STS 51-F crewmembers during egress training |
| Description |
STS 51-F crewmembers during egress training. Mission Specialist Karl Henize is fitted for his launch and entry suit while fellow Mission Specialist Anthony England watches (36942), Payload specialists John-David Bartoe (left) and Loren Acton discuss training with Mission specialist Henize. Mission specialist Story Musgrave is seen in the background talking to a trainer (36943), Astronaut Musgrave in discussion with Payload specialists Bartoe (left) and Acton in bldg 9A (36944), Payload specialist Acton removes inner cap worn prior to donning helmet as Bartoe and Musgrave watch (36945), Payload specialst Acton, wearing launch and entry suit and helmet prepares to enter the orbiter mock-up (36946). |
| Date Taken |
1985-07-09 |
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STS 51-F crewmembers during
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| Title |
STS 51-F crewmembers during egress training |
| Description |
STS 51-F crewmembers during egress training. Mission Specialist Karl Henize is fitted for his launch and entry suit while fellow Mission Specialist Anthony England watches (36942), Payload specialists John-David Bartoe (left) and Loren Acton discuss training with Mission specialist Henize. Mission specialist Story Musgrave is seen in the background talking to a trainer (36943), Astronaut Musgrave in discussion with Payload specialists Bartoe (left) and Acton in bldg 9A (36944), Payload specialist Acton removes inner cap worn prior to donning helmet as Bartoe and Musgrave watch (36945), Payload specialst Acton, wearing launch and entry suit and helmet prepares to enter the orbiter mock-up (36946). |
| Date Taken |
1985-07-09 |
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STS 51-F crewmembers during
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| Title |
STS 51-F crewmembers during egress training |
| Description |
STS 51-F crewmembers during egress training. Mission Specialist Karl Henize is fitted for his launch and entry suit while fellow Mission Specialist Anthony England watches (36942), Payload specialists John-David Bartoe (left) and Loren Acton discuss training with Mission specialist Henize. Mission specialist Story Musgrave is seen in the background talking to a trainer (36943), Astronaut Musgrave in discussion with Payload specialists Bartoe (left) and Acton in bldg 9A (36944), Payload specialist Acton removes inner cap worn prior to donning helmet as Bartoe and Musgrave watch (36945), Payload specialst Acton, wearing launch and entry suit and helmet prepares to enter the orbiter mock-up (36946). |
| Date Taken |
1985-07-09 |
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STS 51-F crew members during
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| Title |
STS 51-F crew members during news conference |
| Description |
STS 51-F crew members during news conference. From left to right are: Astronaut Roy D. Bridges, Jr., pilot, Karl Henize, mission specialist, and Loren Acton, payload specialist. On the table in front of them is a model of the Spacelab-2 module. |
| Date Taken |
1985-07-03 |
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STS 51-F crewmembers during
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| Title |
STS 51-F crewmembers during egress training |
| Description |
STS 51-F crewmembers during egress training. Mission Specialist Karl Henize is fitted for his launch and entry suit while fellow Mission Specialist Anthony England watches (36942), Payload specialists John-David Bartoe (left) and Loren Acton discuss training with Mission specialist Henize. Mission specialist Story Musgrave is seen in the background talking to a trainer (36943), Astronaut Musgrave in discussion with Payload specialists Bartoe (left) and Acton in bldg 9A (36944), Payload specialist Acton removes inner cap worn prior to donning helmet as Bartoe and Musgrave watch (36945), Payload specialst Acton, wearing launch and entry suit and helmet prepares to enter the orbiter mock-up (36946). |
| Date Taken |
1985-07-09 |
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