Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Crucible of Creation: Panoramic Image of Center of the Orion Nebula




Credit:NASA, C.R. O'Dell and S.K. Wong (Rice University)


Giant "Twisters" in the Lagoon Nebula




Credit:A. Caulet (ST-ECF, ESA) and
NASA

Cone Nebula (NGC 2264): Star-Forming Pillar of Gas and Dust




Credit:NASA, H. Ford (JHU), G. Illingworth (UCSC/LO), M.Clampin
(STScI), G. Hartig (STScI), the ACS Science Team, and ESA


The ACS Science Team: H. Ford, G. Illingworth, M. Clampin, G. Hartig, T. Allen, K. Anderson, F. Bartko, N. Benitez, J. Blakeslee, R. Bouwens, T. Broadhurst, R. Brown, C. Burrows, D. Campbell, E. Cheng, N. Cross, P. Feldman, M. Franx, D. Golimowski, C. Gronwall, R. Kimble, J. Krist, M. Lesser, D. Magee, A. Martel, W. J. McCann, G. Meurer, G. Miley, M. Postman, P. Rosati, M. Sirianni, W. Sparks, P. Sullivan, H. Tran, Z. Tsvetanov, R. White, and R. Woodruff.

The Helix Nebula: a Gaseous Envelope Expelled By a Dying Star



Credit:NASA, ESA, C.R. O'Dell (Vanderbilt University),
M. Meixner and P. McCullough (STScI)

A Perfect Storm of Turbulent Gases in the Omega/Swan Nebula (M17)




Credit:NASA, ESA and J. Hester (ASU)

A Giant Hubble Mosaic of the Crab Nebula




Art Of Creation


Credit:NASA, ESA, J. Hester and A. Loll (Arizona State University)

Magellanic Gemstones in the Southern Sky


Very Nice!! Image Credit:
European Space Agency & NASA