This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows Sh 2-106, or S106 for short. This is a compact star forming region in the constellation Cygnus (The Swan). A newly-formed star called S106 IR is shrouded in dust at the center of the image, and is responsible for the surrounding gas cloud's hourglass-like shape and the turbulence visible within. Light from glowing hydrogen is colored blue in this image.
Photo credit: NASA/ESA
Note: Another, wide-angle view of Sh2-106 can be found here; for more information, see Young Star Rebels Against its Parent Cloud [heic1118].
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