Nebula NGC 2080, nicknamed the 'Ghost Head Nebula'

Nebula NGC 2080, nicknamed the 'Ghost Head Nebula'

The 'Ghost Head Nebula' is one of a chain of star-forming regions lying south of the 30 Doradus nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Two bright regions (the 'eyes of the ghost'), named A1 (left) and A2 (right), are very hot, glowing 'blobs' of hydrogen and oxygen. The bubble in A1 is produced by...

By ASHESH DAS RUP

Location: Ghost Head Nebula, NGC 2080, Dorado Constellation

Tags: Dorado, Hubble, Space, Universe, Nebulae, ESA