Moving filaments of the Veil Nebula

  • 9 years ago
This video shows the movement of the gas filaments within the Veil Nebula in comparing the observations made in 2015 with observations from 1997. The expansion of the gas in comparison to the background stars are clearly visible.

More information and download options: http://www.spacetelescope.org/videos/heic1520c/

Credit: NASA, ESA; Hubble Heritage Team
Acknowledgment: J. Hester (Arizona State University)

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