A Giant Star Factory in Neighboring Galaxy NGC 6822
Resembling curling flames from a campfire, this magnificent nebula in a neighboring galaxy is giving astronomers new insight into the fierce birth of stars, which may have been more a typical occurrence in the early universe.
The glowing gas cloud, called Hubble-V, has a diameter of about 200 light-years. A faint tail of gas trailing off the top of this Hubble Space Telescope image sits opposite a dense cluster of bright stars at the bottom of the irregularly shaped nebula.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo0139a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 6 December 2001, 06:00 |
| Size: | 672 x 712 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Barnard's Galaxy, Hubble-V, IRAS 19421-1455, NGC 6822 |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Nebula : Type : Star Formation • Nebulae Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 2 million light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Ultraviolet U |
300 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical H-beta |
487 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical OIII |
502 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical V |
547 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical V |
555 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical H-alpha |
656 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical NII |
658 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
