Ground-Based Image of the Star-Forming Region NGC 281
This wide-field view of the star-forming region NGC 281 in the constellation Cassiopeia was taken with the WIYN 0.9-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson, AZ.
Credit:
T.A. Rector/University of Alaska Anchorage and WIYN/AURA/NSF
About the Image
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| Id: | opo0613b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 4 April 2006, 15:00 |
| Size: | 7000 x 5500 px |
About the Object
| Name: | bok globules, NGC 281 |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Dark : Bok Globule • Galaxies Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 9000 light years |
