May 14, 2025
Trending News

Hubble showed a bright spot of star formation in the constellation Scorpio

  • February 12, 2024
  • 0

The Hubble Space Telescope photographed IRAS 16562-3959, a star-forming region in the constellation Scorpio. This was reported by the ESA observatory, according to Ukrinform’s report. Star-forming region 16562-3959

Hubble showed a bright spot of star formation in the constellation Scorpio
The Hubble Space Telescope photographed IRAS 16562-3959, a star-forming region in the constellation Scorpio.

This was reported by the ESA observatory, according to Ukrinform’s report.

Star-forming region 16562-3959 is located within our own Milky Way galaxy, about 5,900 light-years from Earth.

At the center of the image is a massive star, about 30 times the size of the Sun, that is still in the process of formation.

Also the middle area of ​​16562-3959 looks dark because there is a lot of dust on the road.

This image is said to be based on observations made by the Hubble Wide Field Camera 3.

Detailed color nuances can be obtained thanks to four separate filters used to collect data.

Filters are thin pieces made of highly specialized material that only pass light waves of a certain length.

They can be moved in front of the light-sensitive part of the telescope, allowing astronomers to control which wavelengths of light the telescope is collecting during each observation.

As reported by Ukrinform, the Hubble space telescope photographed the ESO 245-5 galaxy, located in the Phoenix constellation in the southern hemisphere of the sky.

Source: Ukrinform

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *