# @nasa on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CyEDnCXuqgc
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/9124406-nasa-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-10-06T16:03:41.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

FrEGGy Friday 👻 ✨⁣
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NASAHubble is getting into the spirit with this image. A small region of the nebula Westerhout 5, which lies about 7,000 light-years from Earth. Bathed in bright red light, this glistening scene in red hosts a variety of interesting features, including free floating Evaporating Gaseous Globule (frEGG), one of which is pictured in the upper center-left region of the image. ⁣
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FrEGGs are denser regions of gas that photoevaporate less than the dense gas surrounding them. Photoevaporation occurs when gas is ionized and dispersed away by an intense source of radiation – typically young, hot stars releasing huge amounts of ultraviolet (UV) light. FrEGGs opacity means that the gas within them is protected from ionization and photoevaporation – thought by astronomers to be important for the formation of protostars – making frEGGs possible hosts for the birth of new stars. ⁣
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Image description: The background is filled with bright orange-red clouds of varying density. Towards the top-left, several large, pale blue stars with prominent cross-shaped spikes are scattered. A small, tadpole-shaped dark patch floats near one of these stars. More of the same dark, dense gas fills the lower-right, resembling black smoke. A bright yellow star and a smaller blue star shine in front of this.⁣
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Credit: NASA, ESA/Hubble, R. Sahai⁣
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#NASA #Hubble #Space #Telescope #Astronomy #Astrophotography #Stars #NewStars

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