AFGL 5180 | Constellation of Gemini Wall Art Size:MEDIUM (16 x 16) 350 light-years away

350 light-years away

this nebula is easily recognizable as a dramatic silhouette in the shape of a horse's head

was taken in infrared light using the HAWK-I camera on ESO’s Very Large Telescope

2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory that showed the nebula’s sculpted clouds

This image was created from images through blue

AFGL 5180 | Constellation of Gemini Wall Art Size:MEDIUM (16 x 16) 350 light-years awayNestled amongst the vast clouds of star forming regions like this one lie potential clues about the formation of our own Solar System. This weeks NASA ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week features AFGL 5180, a beautiful stellar nursery located in the constellation of Gemini (The Twins). At the centre of the image, a massive star is forming and blasting cavities through the clouds with a pair of powerful jets, extending to the top right and