AFGL 5180 | Constellation of Gemini Wall Art Size:MEDIUM (16 x 16) gas and dust are combining

gas and dust are combining to produce a new generation of stars

350 light-years away

This illustration shows the hot

This week’s picture shows spectacular ribbons of gas and dust wrapping around the pearly centre of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1398

was taken in infrared light using the HAWK-I camera on ESO’s Very Large Telescope

AFGL 5180 | Constellation of Gemini Wall Art Size:MEDIUM (16 x 16) gas and dust are combiningNestled amongst the vast clouds of star forming regions like this one lie potential clues about the formation of our own Solar System. This weeks NASA ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week features AFGL 5180, a beautiful stellar nursery located in the constellation of Gemini (The Twins). At the centre of the image, a massive star is forming and blasting cavities through the clouds with a pair of powerful jets, extending to the top right and