Perfect Storm of Turbulent Gases
June 20, 2003
Resembling the fury of a raging sea, this image actually shows a bubbly ocean of glowing hydrogen gas and small amounts of other elements such as oxygen and sulfur. The photograph, taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, captures a small region within M17, a hotbed of star formation. M17, also known as the Omega or Swan Nebula, is located about 5,500 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius.
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Environment, Space, Sagittarius constellation, Astronomy, Technology Internet, Omega Nebula, Astrophysics, Nebula, Hubble Space Telescope
