The Milky Way Project Talk

Is this a cluster of stars or something else entirely?

  • hiirem by hiirem

    My gut reaction was to label this a star cluster, but it seems surrounded by small bubbles. I came here to see to find out what it really is.

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  • GabyB by GabyB

    Looks like a weird kind of "burst" bubble to me, though I'm no expert...star clusters will probably be smaller and appear blue.

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  • ttfnrob by ttfnrob admin, scientist

    This is an amazing example of a bubble that has created a horde of other bubbles around its edge. It's a sort of foaming star formation region. Well spotted!

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