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The RCW120 nebula
Colour-composite image of RCW120 as seen by the ATLASGAL survey. RCW 120 is a region where an expanding bubble of ionised gas about ten light-years across is causing the surrounding material to collapse into dense clumps that are the birthplaces of new stars.
In this image, the ATLASGAL submillimetre-wavelength data are shown in red, overlaid on a view of the region in infrared light, from the Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX) in green and blue.
ESO/APEX & MSX/IPAC/NASA
Over de afbeelding
| Id: | eso0924g |
| Type: | Observatie |
| Publicatiedatum: | 1 juli 2009 |
| Gerelateerde berichten: | eso0924 |
| Grootte: | 600 x 600 px |
Over het object
| Naam: | RCW120 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission : H II Region Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Afstand: | 4500 lichtjaren |
| Categorie: | Nebulae |
Wallpapers
Kleuren & filters
| Band | Golflengte | Telescoop |
|---|---|---|
| Infrarood | Other | |
| Infrarood | Other | |
| Millimeter Submillimetre | 870 μm | Atacama Pathfinder Experiment LABOCA |