This beautiful image shows a region located within the Orion Nebula. This complex region of the Orion Nebula contains both emission and reflection nebula. Located just above the centre of the image is the variable star LL Orionis some 1,500 light years away. This relatively young star produces a stellar wind far more energetic than the stellar wind produced by the sun. The fast moving winds from LL Orionis interacts with the surrounding gas, producing a shock front. The arcing structure located just left of LL Orionis is this shock front that the star is producing. As LL Orionis moves through the Orion Nebula, it creates beautiful shockwaves that produce stunning structures like the arc seen in the image. What's your favourite nebula? Image credit: NASA/ESA #astronomy #astronomer #astrophysics #space #cosmos #science #physics #universe #stars #planet #astronaut #constellation #interstellar #spacetravel #outerspace #instaspace #instalike #instafollow #astrobiology #Nasa #Hubble #telescope #galaxy #stargazing #starstuff #astrophysics_ - January 05, 2016 at 07:54AM Source: https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xap1/l/t51.2885-15/e35/12407720_1537335863244749_775396264_n.jpg #nasa #space #iss #isro #mars #marsorbiter #outerspace #lightyears #milkyway #universe #galaxy #stars #sun #moon #saturn #jupiter #stumble #stumblespace

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