Jet from Young Star
Tip to tip, this jet spans slightly more than a light-year. The fountainhead of this structure - the young star - lies midway between the jet, and is hidden from view behind a dark cloud of dust. The nearly symmetrical blobs of gas at either end are where the jet has slammed into interstellar gas.
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About the Image
NASA press release
| Id: | opo9524c1 |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 6 June 1995, 20:00 |
| Size: | 1598 x 1598 px |
About the Object
| Name: | HH 1, HH 2 |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Young Stellar Object • Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Jet • Stars Images/Videos |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
