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DescriptionNASA picture of the day
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{"copyright":"\nMike Selby\n","date":"2025-12-31","explanation":"What created th
e Waterfall Nebula? The origin is still being researched. The structure, offic
ially designated Herbig-Haro 222, appears in the region of NGC 1999 in the Great
Orion Molecular Cloud complex. The elongated gaseous stream stretches about ten
light years but appears similar to a long waterfall on Earth. Recent observati
ons indicate that HH-222 is likely a gigantic gaseous bow shock, similar to a wa
ve of water caused by a fast-moving ship. The origin of this shock wave is thoug
ht to be a jet outflow from the multiple star system V380 Orionis off the lower
left of the frame. Therefore, gas does not flow along the waterfall, but rather
the entire structure moves toward the upper right. The Waterfall Nebula lies a
bout 1,500 light years away toward the constellation of Orion. The featured ima
ge was captured earlier this month from El Sauce Observatory in Chile. Jigsaw
Nebula: Astronomy Puzzle of the Day","hdurl":"https:\/\/apod.nasa.gov\/apod\/ima
ge\/2512\/WaterfallNeb_Selby_4000.jpg","media_type":"image","service_version":"v
1","title":"HH-222: The Waterfall Nebula","url":"https:\/\/apod.nasa.gov\/apod\/
image\/2512\/WaterfallNeb_Selby_960.jpg"}