Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Cosmic Tornado HH49/50

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 3, 2006 is “Cosmic Tornado HH49/50,” an image. It is credited to Credit: J. Bally (Univ. of Colorado) et al. , JPL-Caltech , NASA. The original explanation runs about 179 words.

Cosmic Tornado HH49/50
Credit: J. Bally (Univ. of Colorado) et al. , JPL-Caltech , NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Light-years in length, this cosmic tornado is actually a powerful jet cataloged as HH (Herbig-Haro) 49/50 blasting down from the top of a Spitzer Space Telescope view .”

— APOD editors, February 3, 2006

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
February 3, 2006
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: J. Bally (Univ. of Colorado) et al. , JPL-Caltech , NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 179 words

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