Anatomy of a light echo
This diagram explains the anatomy of a light eco. Light from the stellar outburst (path 1) reaches us first. Light that first illuminates surrounding dust and then travels to us arrives at progressively later times (paths 2 through 6).
Credit:About the Image
NASA press release
| Id: | heic0304f |
| Type: | Artwork |
| Release date: | 26 March 2003, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0304 |
| Size: | 432 x 495 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Light Echo |
| Type: | Unspecified : Nebula : Appearance : Reflection : Light Echo |
| Category: | Illustrations Nebulae |
