Snake Nebula (IMAGE)

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Snake Nebula

Caption

These two panels show the Snake nebula as photographed by the Spitzer and Herschel space telescopes. At mid-infrared wavelengths (the upper panel taken by Spitzer), the thick nebular material blocks light from more distant stars. At far-infrared wavelengths, however (the lower panel taken by Herschel), the nebula glows due to emission from cold dust. The two boxed regions, P1 and P6, were examined in more detail by the Submillimeter Array.

Credit

Spitzer/GLIMPSE/MIPS, Herschel/HiGal, Ke Wang, European Southern Observatory

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