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Imagen compuesta del Hubble/Subaru de la región de formación estelar S106

Hubble Space Telescope's high resolution combines with the Subaru Telescope's wide field-of-view to reveal a depiction of star-forming region S106 that is not possible from either telescope alone. The bipolar S106 shows bright gas in two distinct lobes. The faint stars located ne...

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Jan 1, 2011
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Hubble Space Telescope
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hubblesite-images-2011-38-2934-image
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Hubble Space Telescope's high resolution combines with the Subaru Telescope's wide field-of-view to reveal a depiction of star-forming region S106 that is not possible from either telescope alone. The bipolar S106 shows bright gas in two distinct lobes. The faint stars located near the nebulosity are brown dwarf candidates associated with the region of star formation.

This composite image combines optical and near-infrared astronomical data from the Hubble Space Telescope with mid-infrared data from the ground-based Subaru Telescope, located on Mauna Kea in Hawaii. The Hubble data (H-alpha, J, and H) were taken as part of Hubble Heritage observations of S106 in February 2011. The Subaru data (J, H, and K) were obtained in May 1999.

Credits

NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), and the Subaru Telescope (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan)

Detalles de la imagen

About The Object
Object NameS106, Sh2-106, Sharpless 2-106
Object DescriptionStar-Forming Region
R.A. Position20h 27m 27.09s
Dec. Position37° 22' 39.0"
ConstellationCygnus
DistanceAbout 2000 light-years (600 parsecs)
About The Data
InstrumentSubaru, HST>WFC3/UVIS and HST>WFC3/IR
Exposure DatesMay 1999
FiltersSubaru: ((J), (H), and (K); WFC3/UVIS: F657N (H-alpha) WFC3/IR: F110W (J) and F160W (H)

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