Visible-Light Image of the Cone Nebula Fruits ) and spectators in a

) and spectators in a coliseum

Created by photographer Carol M

{Text credit to Thuringen}

shown in this artist's concept

Visible-Light Image of the Cone Nebula Fruits ) and spectators in aAfter more than three years of inactivity, the Near Infrared Camera and Multi Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) has reopened its "near infrared eyes" on the universe, snapping several breathtaking views, from the craggy interior of a star forming cloud to a revealing look at the heart of an edge on galaxy. Peering into our stellar backyard, NICMOS peeled back the outer layers of the Cone Nebula [above, left] to see the underlying dusty "bedrock" in this