HUBBLE ATLAS

Nebulae

Panning across the Veil Nebula

September 24, 2015 · ESA/Hubble

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This video pans over NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observations of the Veil Nebula. The features of the nebula, shown in different colours, are caused by the shockwave of the dying star and the interstellar gas it was surrounded by.