... Above , an artist's impression shows a primordial quasar as it might have been, surrounded by sheets of gas, dust, stars, and early star clusters. ...
... the false-color composite image individual cluster galaxies can be seen at optical ... X-ray data (in purple) reveal the hot intracluster gas , enriched in heavy elements. ...
... Explanation: The Pleiades star cluster, M45, is one of the brightest star clusters visible in the northern hemisphere. ... It consists of many bright, hot stars that were all formed at the same time within a large cloud of interstellar dust and gas. ...
... Always a rewarding sight in binoculars , the Double Cluster is even visible to the unaided eye from dark locations . ... images of the region are faint clouds of reddish ionized hydrogen gas found throughout this remarkable cosmic skyscape ...
... light-years away, is the cluster's dominant galaxy NGC 1275, seen above as the large ... x-rays and radio emission, NGC 1275 accretes matter as gas and galaxies fall into it ...
... As far as galactic or open star clusters go, NGC 2169 is a small one , spanning ... same time from the same cloud of dust and gas, the stars of NGC 2169 are only about ... Such clusters are expected to disperse over time as they encounter other stars ...
... Explanation: A star cluster around 2 million years young, M16 is surrounded by natal clouds of dust and glowing gas also known as The Eagle Nebula. ...