Dazzling images from Hubble Space Telescope

doi:10.1021/CEN-V075N020.P014A

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Dazzling images from Hubble Space Telescope

Published May 19, 1997 · E. Wilson

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Abstract

The National Aeronautics & Space Administration last week released a gallery of spectacular images from the revamped Hubble Space Telescope. In the upper left photo, a giant ring of gas surrounds the area where supernova 1987A exploded. In the spectrographic images, each color represents a different element: oxygen (single green ring), nitrogen and hydrogen (triple orange rings), and sulfur (double red rings). The brightness of the component rings is correlated with the concentration of the gases. The spectrographic data in the far left image record the characteristic motion of stars and gas in the center of the galaxy as they are hurled around a black hole 300 million times the mass of the sun. The bottom photos show the Orion nebula, a huge cloud of dust and molecules that houses a stellar "nursery." The left-hand portion of the image shows a portion of the nebula in visible light. The right-hand ...

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The Hubble Space Telescope has captured stunning images of the Orion Nebula, supernova 1987A, and the center of our galaxy, revealing the unique motion of stars and gas around a black hole.

PopulationOlder adults (50-71 years)

Sample size24

MethodsObservational

OutcomesBody Mass Index projections

ResultsSocial networks mitigate obesity in older groups.

Dazzling images from Hubble Space Telescope

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