Nebula W51
by Science Source
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Nebula W51
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Science Source
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Spitzer Space Telescope image of the nebula known as W51, one of the most active star-forming regions in the Milky Way galaxy. Located about 17,000 light-years from Earth, in the direction of the constellation Aquila in the night sky, W51 is about 350 light-years across. It is almost invisible to telescopes that collect visible light, because that light is blocked by interstellar dust clouds that lie between W51 and Earth. But longer wavelengths of light, like radio and infrared, can pass through the dust.
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January 13th, 2021
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