AFGL 5180 | Constellation of Gemini Wall Art Size:MEDIUM (16 x 16) The colors used in this

The colors used in this image represent different wavelengths of infrared light

This illustration shows the hot

gas and dust are combining to produce a new generation of stars

Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 observed the pillar on 1-2 February 2010

2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory that showed the nebula’s sculpted clouds

AFGL 5180 | Constellation of Gemini Wall Art Size:MEDIUM (16 x 16) The colors used in thisNestled amongst the vast clouds of star forming regions like this one lie potential clues about the formation of our own Solar System. This weeks NASA ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week features AFGL 5180, a beautiful stellar nursery located in the constellation of Gemini (The Twins). At the centre of the image, a massive star is forming and blasting cavities through the clouds with a pair of powerful jets, extending to the top right and