Close-up on "blue blobs"
A Hubble Space Telescope visible light close-up of bright blue star clusters in Arp's Loop in the M81-M82 galaxy group.
Credit:NASA, ESA, and D. de Mello (Catholic University of America/GSFC)
About the Image
| Id: | heic0801d |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 8 January 2008, 20:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0801 |
| Size: | 690 x 690 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Holmberg IX, M81, M82 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Star : Grouping : Cluster |
| Distance: | 12 million light years |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 9 57 34.14 |
| Position (Dec): | 69° 17' 42.13" |
| Field of view: | 0.29 x 0.29 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 31.3° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 435 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical Pseudogreen (B+I) |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS | |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |