False-color Hubble Space Telescope image of the Orion Nebula's OMC-1 region. The image, taken in infrared light, reveals newborn stars hidden within dust and gas. Yellow-orange shows stars and glowing dust, while blue depicts hydrogen gas emission. The bright central object is the massive young star BN. Filaments and arcs of gas and dust indicate violent stellar activity.

Astronomy Picture from 06/05/2000

The Heart Of Orion

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A stunning infrared image of the Cone Nebula captured by the Hubble Space Telescope's Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) after recent repairs. The image reveals fainter stars embedded within the nebula's dust clouds, previously hidden from visible light observation. The false-color image shows a half light-year across section of the nebula, 2,500 light-years away. Four brighter stars with diffraction spikes are visible in the foreground.

Astronomy Picture from 06/06/2002

Cone Nebula Infrared Close-Up

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap020606.html


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