Young Stars of The Carina Nebula | Hubble Space Telescope

Young Stars of The Carina Nebula | Hubble Space Telescope

Image Processor Judy Schmidt: "The colors here mean a mix of things. Darker parts are dust or molecular clouds for sure. I want to say the bluer things are reflection [nebulae], while the whitish patch on the right is a combination of emission, reflection, and dust all together. The mouse-shaped cloud at the bottom of the picture is surely surrounded by emission."

HD 93250 is a highly luminous hot blue binary star in the Carina Nebula in the constellation Carina. It is the brightest and slightly off-center star in the picture. Distance: 400 light years

Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA
Image Processing: Judy Schmidt
Release Date: Aug. 16, 2014

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