Close-Up of Star Formation in Antennae Galaxy
The collision triggers the birth of new stars in brilliant blue star clusters, the brightest of which contains roughly a million stars. The star clusters are blue because they are very young, the youngest being only a few million years old, a mere blink of the eye on the astronomical time scale.
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About the Image
NASA press release
| Id: | opo9734z |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 21 October 1997, 19:00 |
| Size: | 300 x 300 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Antennae, IRAS 11593-1835, IRAS F11593-1836, NGC 4038, NGC 4039 |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting • Star Clusters Images/Videos • Galaxies Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 75 million light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical B |
435 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical V |
550 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Infrared I |
814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical H-alpha + Nii |
658 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
