The Many Colors of Star Birth
Gemini optical (left) and Subaru near-infrared (right) images of Sharpless 2-106. Comparison of these images reveal the various features visible by studying regions of gas and dust in different regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Credit:Gemini Image - Gemini Observatory/AURA Subaru Image - Copyright Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. All rights reserved.
About the Image
Id: | gemini1004b |
Type: | Collage |
Release date: | Feb. 11, 2010, 8 p.m. |
Related releases: | gemini1004 |
Size: | 2982 x 1566 px |
About the Object
Category: | Nebulae |