Hubble Sees Newborn Stars in NGC 1333 | Astronomy – Sci-News.com
NASA has released a photo taken by the Hubble Space Telescope of part of the reflection nebula NGC 1333.
This Hubble image shows protostars in the reflection nebula NGC 1333. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / K. Stapelfeldt.
NGC 1333 lies at a distance of roughly 1,000 light-years away from Earth.
Also known as Ced 16 and LBN 741, the object can bee seen within the northern constellation of Perseus.
It harbors two groups of newly formed stars less than two million years old.
“The cool gas and dust concentrated in this region is generating new stars whose light is then reflecting off the surrounding material, lighting it up and making this object’s lingering presence known to us,” the Hubble astronomers said.
“NGC 1333 is accordingly classified as a reflection nebula.”
This new image is made up of observations from Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) instrument in the visible and near-infrared regions of the spectrum.
It is based on data obtained through two filters: a broad V-band (F606W) filter and a near-infrared (F814W) filter.
The color results from assigning different hues to each monochromatic image associated with an individual filter.
In 2018, Hubble imaged NGC 1333 more widely, revealing that the smattering of stars seen here has ample company.
