A Grand View of the Birth of 'Hefty Stars' - 30 Doradus Nebula Details (Hubble NICMOS View)

A Grand View of the Birth of 'Hefty Stars' - 30 Doradus Nebula Details (Hubble NICMOS View)

The bottom panel is a composite of pictures taken through three infrared filters with Hubble's Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS). In both cases the colours of the displays were chosen to correlate with the nebula's and stars' true colors.

By ASHESH DAS RUP

Location: 30 Doradus Nebula, Tarantula Nebula, Dorado Constellation

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