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Ground-Based Image of the Star-Forming Region NGC 281
This wide-field view of the star-forming region NGC 281 in the constellation Cassiopeia was taken with the WIYN 0.9-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson, AZ.
- Object NameObject NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.NGC 281
- Release DateApril 4, 2006
- Science ReleaseNearby Dust Clouds in the Milky Way
- CreditT.A. Rector/University of Alaska Anchorage and WIYN/AURA/NSF
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