Close-up of the drama of star formation

This very detailed enhanced-colour image from ESO’s Very Large Telescope shows the dramatic effects of very young stars on the dust and gas from which they were born in the star-forming region NGC 6729. The baby stars are invisible in this picture, being hidden behind dust clouds at the upper left of the picture, but material they are ejecting is crashing into the surroundings at speeds of that can be as high as one million kilometres per hour. This picture was taken by the FORS1 instrument and records the scene in the light of glowing hydrogen and sulphur.

Oikeudet:

ESO/Sergey Stepanenko

Kuvasta

Tunnistus:eso1109a
Tyyppi:Havainto
Julkaisupäivä:16. maaliskuuta 2011 12:00
Vastaavat julkaisut:eso1109
Koko:2139 x 2140 px

Kohteesta

Nimi:NGC 6729
Tyyppi:Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation
Etäisyys:400 valovuotta
Constellation:Corona Australis
Kategoria:Nebulae
Stars

Mounted Image

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Position (RA):19 1 34.25
Position (Dec):-37° 0' 19.50"
Field of view:7.18 x 7.19 arcminutes
Suuntaus:Pohjoinen on 0.0° oikea pystysuuntaan nähden

Värit ja suotimet

KaistaTeleskooppi
Optinen
SII
Very Large Telescope
FORS1
Optinen
H-alpha
Very Large Telescope
FORS1