Monkey Head Nebula. Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of pillars of glowing gas and dark dust in the Monkey Head Nebula (NGC 2174). The pillars are created by high velocity winds blowing outwards from hot young stars within the nebula. The Monkey Head Nebula is located in the constellation of Orion,6,400 light years from Earth. Data obtained by the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 on the HST | |
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