# @optica.worldwide on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DeNSluhl5lO
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/71470424-opticaworldwide-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/c74fb69349.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-10-07T21:09:16.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Optica (@optica.worldwide) — https://gondola.cc/optica.worldwide

## Caption

This image from the #JWST displays the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, the closest star-forming region to Earth. 

Jets bursting from young stars crisscross the image, impacting the surrounding interstellar gas and lighting up molecular hydrogen, shown in red.

Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Klaus Pontoppidan

#WorldSpaceWeek #Astrophotography #Astronomy #Space

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astrophotography, space, worldspaceweek, jwst, astronomy

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