Panning across The Monkey Head Nebula | Hubble FriendsofNASA.org: This video sequence pans across NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope observations of part of NGC 2174, also known as the Monkey Head Nebula. NGC 2174 lies about 6,400 light-years away. Hubble previously viewed this part of the sky back in 2011, and the space telescope revisited the region to celebrate its 24th year of operation in 2014. This image was created using infrared observations from Hubble's Wide Field Camera

Evaporating Peaks: Pillars in The Monkey Head Nebula | Hubble FriendsofNASA.org: The Monkey Head Nebula (also known as NGC 2174) is a star-forming region in which bright, newborn stars near the center of the nebula illuminate the surrounding gas with energetic radiation. This radiation, along with strong stellar winds, erodes away the lower density gas. Pockets of higher density gas resist this erosion, and form pillars and peaks along the inner edge of the roughly circular cloud. This video sho

Acercándonos a NGC 2174 El Telescopio Espacial Hubble capturó una hermosa imagen de parte de 'NGC 2174', también conocida como 'Nebulosa Cabeza de Mono', por su forma curiosamente familiar cuando se ve en imágenes de campo amplio. Esta colorida región está llena de estrellas jóvenes incrustadas dentro de brillantes volutas de gas y polvo cósmico. NGC 2174 se encuentra a unos 6400 años luz de distancia, en la constelación de Orión. En esta imagen de NGC 2174 puede verse una vibrante paleta de col

Close-up: Spiral Galaxy NGC 4535 in Virgo | Hubble FriendsofNASA.org | High-res image: https://www.friendsofnasa.org/2025/12/close-up-spiral-galaxy-ngc-4535-in.html This Hubble picture features the spiral galaxy NGC 4535. It is located about 50 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo (The Maiden). This galaxy has been nicknamed the ‘Lost Galaxy’ because it is extremely faint when viewed through a small telescope. With a mirror spanning 2.4 meters across, Hubble is well equipped to ob