Let’s Celebrate 23 Years of Hubble

Hello Hubble Huggers! It’s time for another Hangout and this time, we’re celebrating 23 years of awesome Hubble images with a brand new release from Hubble Heritage.

Every year about this time, we get really excited because the Hubble Space Telescope was launched on April 24th, 1990 and we’re getting ready to mark the 23rd anniversary of the launch.

Hubble is a window into our universe like no other, and this week we have another breathtaking view to offer you of the iconic Horsehead Nebula, taken in the realm of the infrared.

We also have a eye-popping 3D simulation of the Horsehead based on the image you won’t want to miss!

Please join +Frank Summers, +Zolt Levay, and +Jennifer Mack as they discuss the process of selecting this target, the observations, and the making of the new color image and simulation.