IRAS 12116-6001 Nebula Wall Art including Frame Frame Colors:White This Spitzer image shows the

This Spitzer image shows the giant star Zeta Ophiuchi and the bow shock

Credit: NASA/ESA

The blue-green glow in the centre of the Helix comes from oxygen atoms shining under effects of the intense ultraviolet radiation of the 120 000 degree Celsius central star and the hot gas

Kastner (RIT)

The pillars are similar to the iconic columns in the "Pillars of Creation" in the Eagle Nebula

IRAS 12116-6001 Nebula Wall Art including Frame Frame Colors:White This Spitzer image shows theNASA's Wide field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, captured this colorful image of the reflection nebula IRAS 12116 6001. This cloud of interstellar dust cannot be seen directly in visible light, but WISE's detectors observed the nebula at infrared wavelengths. In images of reflection nebulae taken with visible light, clouds of dust reflect the light of nearby stars. The dust is warmed to relatively cool temperatures by the starlight and glows with