File:NGC 602 (Webb image) (weic2425c).jpg
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English: Near the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy roughly 200 000 light-years from Earth, lies the young star cluster NGC 602, which is featured in this new image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. This image includes data from Webb’s NIRCam (Near-InfraRed Camera) and MIRI (Mid-InfraRed Instrument).The local environment of this cluster is a close analogue of what existed in the early Universe, with very low abundances of elements heavier than hydrogen and helium. The existence of dark clouds of dense dust and the fact that the cluster is rich in ionised gas also suggest the presence of ongoing star formation processes. This cluster provides a valuable opportunity to examine star formation scenarios under dramatically different conditions from those in the solar neighbourhood.[Image description: A star cluster is shown inside a large nebula of many-coloured gas and dust. The material forms dark ridges and peaks of gas and dust surrounding the cluster, lit on the inner side, while layers of diffuse, translucent clouds blanket over them. Around and within the gas, a huge number of distant galaxies can be seen, some quite large, as well as a few stars nearer to us which are very large and bright.] |
Date | 23 October 2024 (upload date) |
Source | NGC 602 (Webb image) |
Author | ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, P. Zeidler, E. Sabbi, A. Nota, M. Zamani (ESA/Webb) |
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Credit/Provider | ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, P. Zeidler, E. Sabbi, A. Nota, M. Zamani (ESA/Webb) |
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Date and time of data generation | 17:00, 23 October 2024 |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop 25.6 (Windows) |
File change date and time | 18:33, 13 August 2024 |
Date and time of digitizing | 14:55, 25 March 2024 |
Date metadata was last modified | 20:33, 13 August 2024 |
Unique ID of original document | xmp.did:ba532a65-14b9-254d-a20d-1adf714512f4 |
Keywords | NGC 602 |
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IIM version | 4 |