Spectacular photo shows cosmic 'conflagration'

© ESO/Th. Stanke & ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA. Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit

Science

07.01.2022

On a The new image shows emissions from brand new stars burning through space like cosmic wildfires.

Nothing explodes here, nor does it burn. The “fire” seen is the Flame Nebula of Orion and its surroundings, such as the Europe Southern Observatory (ESO) explained in a broadcast.

The image was created using the ESO powered Atacama Pathfinder Experiment

(APEX) recorded, referring to located on the frigid Chajnantor Plateau in Chile’s Atacama Desert. It is based on observations made by former ESO astronomer Thomas Stanke and his team made a few years ago. You wanted the

-Instrument on APEX and point it at the constellation Orion The color is caused by radio waves emitted by carbon monoxide gas in the cloud.

approaching the Sun next are. These are massive objects in the cosmos, mainly made of hydrogen exist and in which new stars and planets form. The clouds are between 1300 and 1600 light years away from our home planet.

Astronomical area

Furthermore, the reflection nebulae Messier 78 and NGC 2071

to see. These clouds of interstellar gas and dust are thought to reflect light from nearby stars. In addition, the team even discovered a new object that stands out for its almost perfect circular appearance and which they call “Cow Nebula” called.

The different colors indicate the velocity of the gas. The Flame Nebula and its surroundings are moving away from us, with the red clouds in the background receding faster than the yellow ones in the foreground.

© ESO/Th. Stanke

(VISTA) at the Paranal Observatory in Chile and form the tranquil background of this image of the Flame Nebula and its surroundings. In contrast to visible light , infrared waves penetrate the thick clouds of interstellar dust and allow astronomers to spot stars and other objects that would otherwise remain hidden.

“As astronomers like to say: whenever a new telescope or instrument is in the vicinity, observe Orion: there is always something new and interesting things to discover,” said Stanke in the ESO statement.

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