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.
Credit:About the Image
About the Object
Name: | Antennae, IRAS 11593-1835, IRAS F11593-1836, NGC 4038, NGC 4039 |
Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting |
Distance: | 75 million light years |
Category: | Galaxies Star Clusters |
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 |