When it comes to drama and fantastic pictures For space, few can handle the appearance of an image, well, not at all: this fascinating image of what looks like a hole in the structure of space, taken by the NASA / ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
Described by experts as a “cosmic keyhole”, the phenomenon captured by the telescope is what is known as a reflection nebula, a piece of debris left over from the formation of a rising star, or for that matter, the known tiny system a double star. like the V380 Orionis in the Orion constellation.
The phantom celestial body you see here, called NGC 1999, is about 1,350 light years from our planet; Not far from the Orion Nebula, a huge star plant that appears to be the closest of its kind to Earth.
This space at the center of the Reflection Nebula is actually a piece of empty space, although astronomers initially thought it might be catch the ball: a dense cold cloud, composed of gas, particulate matter and dust, which seems to obscure the backlight.
Around the hole we can see a cloud of dust reflecting the light of the star V380 Orionis, which can be seen near the center of the cosmic keyhole. Hence the name reflection nebula, which in Latin means “cloud” or “fog”.
space agency described as “Like fog wriggling around a lamppost,” but at this point the cause of the great gap in the clouds was unknown. However, if we were shooting a science fiction movie, we could say that it was the perfect opening for alien arrivals or the perfect place to create a portal to another world.
After being captured for the first time 2. Wide field planetary camera At Hubble in 1999, the image was monitored by telescopes including the European Space Agency Herschel Space Observatory. The final image and the story behind it is really a team effort of many tools.
Hubble has been capturing stars and galaxies around us for more than 30 years and is still going strong. We saw it recently Take some nice close-up photos from the Orion Nebula, e Strange footage of the “mirror” of the galaxy Made with gravity lens.
Of course, telescopes are more than just images – they help scientists deepen their understanding of the universe, be it inside Discovering new asteroids or Anticipating the death of the sun.
You can see more photos from Hubble at ESA Hubble website.
