nhsc_nhsc2011-004a April 14th, 2011
Credit: ESA/Herschel/SPIRE/PACS/D. Arzoumanian (CEA Saclay)
Dense filaments of gas in the IC 5146 interstellar cloud can be seen clearly in this image taken in infrared light by the Herschel space observatory. Stars are forming along these filaments. The blue region is a stellar nursery known as the Cocoon nebula.
This image was taken by ESAs Herschel space observatory at infrared wavelengths of 70, 250 and 500 microns.
Provider: Herschel Space Observatory
Image Source: https://www.herschel.caltech.edu/image/nhsc2011-004a
Curator: NASA Herschel Science Center, Pasadena, CA, USA
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