Observation • September 30th, 2019 • ssc2019-16a1
ssc2019-16a1
This cloud of gas and dust in space is full of bubbles inflated by wind and radiation from massive young stars. Each bubble is about 10 to 30 light-years across and filled with hundreds to thousands of stars. The region lies in the Milky Way galaxy, in the constellation Aquila (aka the Eagle).
About the Object
Color Mapping
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
Infrared | 3.6 µm | Spitzer IRAC |
Infrared | 8.0 µm | Spitzer IRAC |
Infrared | 24.0 µm | Spitzer MIPS |
Astrometrics