Nebula N83B in the Small Magellanic Cloud
author: ESA/Nasa/Novapix
reference: a-neb80-83001
Image Size 300 DPI: 12 * 6 cm
Extremely intense radiation from newly born, ultra-bright stars has blown a glowing spherical bubble in the nebula N83B, also known as NGC 1748. The image taken by the Hubble space telescope illustrates just how these massive stars sculpt their environment by generating powerful winds that alter the shape of the parent gaseous nebula. These processes are also seen in our Milky Way in regions like the Orion Nebula.