Tag: Cygnus Loop
Veiled Fish
by CritterKeeper on Feb.08, 2010, under Water Creatures
Credit: NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
Wispy filaments of the Veil Nebula resemble a fish with multi-colored fins in this image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. The scattered pieces of the Veil Nebula are all that remains of a brilliant supernova that exploded 5,000 to 10,000 years ago. The entire nebula spans a huge area in the sky equivalent to six full moons.
Smoky Worm
by CritterKeeper on Jan.13, 2010, under Bugs, birds and other animals
Credit: NASA & ESA
This wispy smoke-like cloud of gas flies through space in this image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.
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