esahubble_heic0917al December 14th, 2009
Credit: NASA/ESA and L. Ricci (ESO)
One of 42 new proplyds discovered in the Orion Nebula, 206-446 is one of the bright proplyds that lies relatively close to the nebulas brightest star, Theta 1 Orionis C. Resembling a head with a ponytail extending from it, this proplyds strange shape can be attributed to a jet of matter flowing away from its centre.
Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA
Image Source: http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0917al/
Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany
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