Wide-field image of irregular galaxy Holmberg II (ground-based image)
This image from a ground-based telescope shows a wide view around galaxy Holmberg II. Holmberg II is dominated by huge glowing bubbles of gas which are sites of ongoing star formation.
Credit:
NASA, ESA, Digitized Sky Survey 2 (Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin)
About the Image
| Id: | heic1114b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 29 September 2011, 14:30 |
| Related release: | heic1114 |
About the Object
| Name: | Holmberg II |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Irregular • Local Universe : Galaxy : Size : Dwarf |
| Distance: | 11 million light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Optical B |
DSS |
| Optical Pseudogreen (B+R) |
DSS |
| Optical R |
DSS |
