The Horsehead Nebula: Celebrating Hubble's Infrared View

The Horsehead Nebula: Celebrating Hubble's Infrared View

Hubblecast 65: This episode of the Hubblecast celebrates 23 years of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, by unveiling a beautiful and striking image of the Horsehead nebula. 

Our host Dr Joe Liske (aka Dr J) explains the secrets of nebulae, cosmic clouds of gas and dust that have been the subjects of some of Hubble's most striking astronomical images. The Horsehead nebula is one of the most distinctive, and is now shown in a whole new light thanks to a stunning new infrared image—revealing the delicate wisps of gas that are normally hidden by the thick dust that makes up the Horsehead's famous and familiar shape.

Credit: European Space Agency/Hubble

Visual design and editing: Martin Kornmesser

Web and technical support: Mathias Andre and Raquel Yumi Shida

Written by: Nicola Guttridge

Presented by: Joe Liske (Dr J)

Narration: Sara Mendes da Costa

Images: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI); ESO

Animations: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI); F. Summers, L. Frattare, T. Davis, Z. Levay, T. Borders, and G. Bacon (Viz 3D team, STScI)

Music: Steve Buick

Directed by: Nicola Guttridge

Cinematography: Peter Rixner (www.perix.de)

Executive producer: Lars Lindberg Christensen

Duration: 6 minutes

Release Date: April 19, 2013

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