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Herbig–Haro object

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HH 24 is located in the Orion B molecular cloud
HH 32 looks like a star due to its intense brightness. The surrounding gas appears like clouds around a full moon.
Hubble Space Telescope images of HH 24 (left) and HH 32 (right; top) – colorful nebulae are typical of Herbig–Haro objects

Herbig–Haro (HH) objects are bright patches of nebulosity (seen together with, or) associated with newborn stars.


In regard to the phrase cosmic tornado: there is at least one picture that shows a Herbig–Haro object (HH 49/50) and a galaxy; The picture sometimes gets called, "cosmic tornado".[1]

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