Pan over Star-forming Region S106 | Hubble

Pan over Star-forming Region S106 | Hubble

This video pans over star-forming region Sh 2-106, or S106 for short. This is a compact star forming region in the constellation Cygnus (The Swan). A newly-formed star called S106 IR is shrouded in dust at the center of the image, and is responsible for the the surrounding gas cloud’s hourglass-like shape and the turbulence visible within. Light from glowing hydrogen is colored blue in this image.

Distance: 3,300 light years

Credit: NASA, European Space Agency (ESA) and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

Duration: 36 seconds

Release Date: December 15, 2011

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