Bow shock in stellar jet HH 47
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This video shows a close-up of a bow shock in Herbig-Haro object HH 47, a jet expelled from a newborn star in the southern constellation of Vela. Bow shocks like this are similar to the bow wave caused by a boat moving through water. They are produced by fast-moving material from the star colliding with slower-moving material.
The video was made by stitching together observations of HH 47 made in 1994, 1999 and 2008.
Credit:
NASA, ESA, P. Hartigan (Rice University), G. Bacon (STScI)
About the Video
| Id: | heic1113c |
| Release date: | 31 August 2011, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1113 |
| Duration: | 04s |
About the Object
| Name: | HH 47 |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Young Stellar Object • Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Jet • Stars Images/Videos • Nebulae Images/Videos • HD Videos |
