New stars shed light on the past
This image depicts bright blue newly formed stars that are blowing a cavity in the centre of a fascinating star-forming region known as N90.
The high energy radiation blazing out from the hot young stars in N90 is eroding the outer portions of the nebula from the inside, as the diffuse outer reaches of the nebula prevent the energetic outflows from streaming away from the cluster directly. Because N90 is located far from the central body of the Small Magellanic Cloud, numerous background galaxies in this picture can be seen, delivering a grand backdrop for the stellar newcomers. The dust in the region gives these distant galaxies a reddish-brown tint.
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About the Image
NASA caption
| Id: | heic0702a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 8 January 2007, 18:20 |
| Related releases: | heic0702 |
| Size: | 3659 x 3749 px |
About the Object
| Name: | N90, NGC 602 |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Star : Grouping : Cluster • Local Universe : Nebula : Type : Star Formation • Nebulae Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 200000 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical V |
555 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical V |
555 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Infrared I |
Hubble Space Telescope ACS | |
| Optical H-alpha + Nii |
658 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Infrared I |
814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
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