Image of S106 (NASA/ESA Hubble)

This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows Sh 2-106, or S106 for short.

This is a compact star forming region in the constellation Cygnus (The Swan). A newly-formed star called S106 IR is shrouded in dust at the centre of the image, and is responsible for the the surrounding gas cloud’s hourglass-like shape and the turbulence visible within. Light from glowing hydrogen is coloured blue in this image.

Source: spaceinimages.esa.int 16 Dec 2011