Ground-based view of the area around star-forming region S 106
This image shows a ground-based telescope image of the region around star forming region Sh 2-106, or S106 for short. S106 is a compact star-forming region in the constellation of Cygnus (the Swan).
Credit:
NASA, ESA, Digitized Sky Survey 2 (Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin)
About the Image
| Id: | heic1118c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 15 December 2011, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1118 |
| Size: | 14149 x 9977 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Sh 2-106 |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation • Nebulae Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 3300 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Optical B |
DSS |
| Optical B+R |
DSS |
| Optical R |
DSS |
| Infrared I |
DSS |
