Hubble shows two stars in rapid growth stage

Bright variable star V 372 Orionis takes center stage in a new image taken by

NASA and European Space TelescopeHubble Space Agency. He also showed a smaller companion star in the upper left corner of the image. Both objects are located in the Orion Nebula, a huge star-forming region approximately 1,450 light-years from Earth.

V 372 Orionis is a special type of variable starit is also known as the Orion variable. Both young objects are now in their "turbulent" growth stages, which look like irregular changes in luminosity. Orion variables are often associated with diffuse nebulae, and V 372 Orionis is no exception. The photo also shows heterogeneous gas and dust.

The image was obtained from two images from two Hubble cameras.

Four diffraction spikes around the brightestThe stars in this image are formed when an intense point source of light interacts with the four "blades" inside the Hubble that support the telescope's secondary mirror.

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