The Herschel space observatory reveals the stellar nursery of Rho Ophiuchi in a new image available here: http://sci.esa.int/herschel/59533-herschel-s-view-of-rho-ophiuchi/
Located about 440 light-years from us, in the constellation Ophiuchus, the Serpent Bearer, Rho Ophiuchi is one of the nearest star-forming regions to Earth. #HerschelMoments
(pic: ESA/Herschel/NASA/JPL-Caltech, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO; Acknowledgement: R. Hurt (JPL-Caltech))
