Jet from Young Star
This arrowhead structure is a classic bowshock pattern produced when high-speed material encounters a slower-speed medium. Young stellar jets were discovered 20 years ago, in part due to visible-light observations of bright patches of nebulosity (called Herbig-Haro objects), which appear to be moving away from associated protostars.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9524h |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 6 June 1995, 20:00 |
| Size: | 230 x 268 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 |
