Left half of the image is the entire NGC 2174 nebula. A white square indicates the location of the Hubble infrared image at right. The nebula appears like an oval cloud ringed by rusty-brown gas and filled with glowing blue gas dotted with stars. Right half: Right half of the image: Infrared light shows a rusty-brown dust cloud dotted with a few bright stars. Hazy pillars of gas and dust rise up toward the right. A bluish-white glow fills the lower-right quadrant. The haze is more transparent as you move toward the upper right corner. Background is dotted with stars.

Location of the Hubble IR Detail in NGC 2174

This graphic shows the location of the infrared image from the Hubble Space Telescope in a wider view of the region of NGC 2174. On the left is a ground-based image of the star-forming nebula in visible light by an amateur astrophotographer, with an outline showing the area of the detailed Hubble image. On the right is a small detail of a star-forming column in the nebula, made by Hubble's WFC3 infrared camera.

Credits: NASA and ESA; Acknowledgment: The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) and R. Crisp
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Image CreditNASA and ESA; Acknowledgment: The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) and R. Crisp
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