Proplyds
A Hubble Space Telescope view of a small portion of the Orion Nebula reveals five young stars. Four of the stars are surrounded by gas and dust trapped as the stars formed, but were left in orbit about the star. These are possibly protoplanetary disks, or 'proplyds, ' that might evolve on to agglomerate planets.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9424b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 13 June 1994, 06:00 |
| Size: | 510 x 381 px |
About the Object
| Name: | M 42, Messier 42, NGC 1976, Orion Proplyd |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Dark : Proplyd |
| Distance: | 1400 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical OIII |
502 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical H-alpha |
656 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical NII |
658 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
