Fireworks of Star Formation Light Up a Galaxy
Newly released images obtained with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope in July 1997 reveal episodes of star formation that are occurring across the face of the nearby galaxy NGC 4214. Located some 13 million light-years from Earth, NGC 4214 is currently forming clusters of new stars from its interstellar gas and dust. In the Hubble image, we can see a sequence of steps in the formation and evolution of stars and star clusters. The picture was created from exposures taken in several colour filters with Hubble's Wide Field Planetary Camera 2.
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About the Object
| Name: | IRAS 12131+3636, NGC 4214, NGC 4228 |
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| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Activity : Starburst |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 12 15 38.20 |
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| Position (Dec): | 36° 19' 29.74" |
| Field of view: | 1.75 x 1.17 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 121.0° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
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| Ultraviolet U | 336 nm |
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| Optical OIII | 502 nm |
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| Optical V | 555 nm |
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| Optical H-alpha | 656 nm |
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| Optical R | 702 nm |
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| Infrared I | 814 nm |
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