Zooming in on S 106
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This video zooms in on star-forming region Sh 2-106, also known as S106. This is a compact star forming region in the constellation Cygnus (The Swan). A newly-formed star called S106 IR is shrouded in dust at the centre of the image, and is responsible for the the surrounding gas cloud’s hourglass-like shape and the turbulence visible within.
Credit:
NASA, ESA, Digitized Sky Survey 2, NAOJ and Nick Risinger. Music: John Dyson (from the album Moonwind).
About the Video
| Id: | heic1118c |
| Release date: | 15 December 2011, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1118 |
| Duration: | 50s |
About the Object
| Name: | S106 IR, Sh 2-106 |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Young Stellar Object • Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation • Nebulae Images/Videos • HD Videos |
