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Artist’s Illustration of Unlensed Source Galaxy
This artist’s illustration portrays what the gravitationally lensed galaxy SDSS J1110+6459 might look like up close. A sea of young, blue stars is streaked with dark dust lanes and studded with bright pink patches that mark sites of star formation. The patches’ signature glow comes from ionized hydrogen, like we see in the Orion Nebula in our own galaxy.
According to new research, these distant star-formation regions are clumpy and span about 200 to 300 light-years. This contradicts earlier theories suggesting that such regions might be much larger, 3,000 light-years or more in size.
- Object NameObject NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.Lensed galaxy SGAS J111020.0+645950.8 (Artist's Illustration)
- Object DescriptionObject DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.Gravitationally lensed galaxy in cluster of galaxies
- Release DateJuly 6, 2017
- Science ReleaseHubble Pushed Beyond Limits to Spot Clumps of New Stars in Distant Galaxy
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov
