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Collection:
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NASA Spitzer Space Telescope Collection
Collection
NASA Spitzer Space Telescope Collection
Collection
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Title:
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Seeing Stars in Serpens
Title
Seeing Stars in Serpens
Title
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Description:
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Infant stars are glowing gloriously in this infrared image of the Serpens star-forming region, captured by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.
The reddish-pink dots are baby stars deeply embedded in the cosmic cloud of gas and dust that collapsed to create it. A dusty disk of cosmic debris, or "protoplanetary disk," that may eventually form planets, surrounds the infant stars.
Wisps of green throughout the image indicate the presence of carbon rich molecules called, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs). On Earth, PAHs can be found on charred barbecue grills and in automobile exhaust. Blue specks sprinkled throughout the image are background stars in our Milky Way Galaxy.
The Serpens star-forming region is located approximately 848 light-years away in the Serpens constellation.
The image is a three-channel false-color composite, where emission at 4.5 microns is blue, emission at 8.0 microns is green, and 24 micron emission is red.
Description
Infant stars are glowing gloriously in this infrared image of the Serpens star-forming region, captured by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.
The reddish-pink dots are baby stars deeply embedded in the cosmic cloud of gas and dust that collapsed to create it. A dusty disk of cosmic debris, or "protoplanetary disk," that may eventually form planets, surrounds the infant stars.
Wisps of green throughout the image indicate the presence of carbon rich molecules called, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs). On Earth, PAHs can be found on charred barbecue grills and in automobile exhaust. Blue specks sprinkled throughout the image are background stars in our Milky Way Galaxy.
The Serpens star-forming region is located approximately 848 light-years away in the Serpens constellation.
The image is a three-channel false-color composite, where emission at 4.5 microns is blue, emission at 8.0 microns is green, and 24 micron emission is red.
Description
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Release Date:
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2006/10/24
Release_Date
2006/10/24
Release Date
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Release Credit:
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NASA/JPL-Caltech/L. Cieza (UT Austin)
Release_Credit
NASA/JPL-Caltech/L. Cieza (UT Austin)
Release Credit
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Image Credit:
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NASA/JPL-Caltech/L. Cieza (UT Austin)
Image_Credit
NASA/JPL-Caltech/L. Cieza (UT Austin)
Image Credit
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Object name:
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Serpens Cluster A
Object_name
Serpens Cluster A
Object name
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Object type:
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Young Stellar Cluster
Object_type
Young Stellar Cluster
Object type
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Position (J2000):
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*RA: *18h30m30.00s *Dec: *1d12m0.00s
Position_(J2000)
*RA: *18h30m30.00s *Dec: *1d12m0.00s
Position (J2000)
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Distance:
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260 pc, 848 light-years
Distance
260 pc, 848 light-years
Distance
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Constellation:
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Serpens
Constellation
Serpens
Constellation
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Wavelength:
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4.5, 8.0 and 24 microns
Wavelength
4.5, 8.0 and 24 microns
Wavelength
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Image scale:
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30'x25'
Image_scale
30'x25'
Image scale
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Observers:
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Lucas Cieza (University of Texas at Austin)
Neal Evans (University of Texas at Austin)
Giovanni Fazio (Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
Paul Harvey (University of Texas at Austin)
Ewine Van Dischoeck (Sterrewacht Leiden, Netherlands)
Observers
Lucas Cieza (University of Texas at Austin)
Neal Evans (University of Texas at Austin)
Giovanni Fazio (Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
Paul Harvey (University of Texas at Austin)
Ewine Van Dischoeck (Sterrewacht Leiden, Netherlands)
Observers
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Instrument:
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IRAC MIPS
Instrument
IRAC MIPS
Instrument
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Exposure Date:
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IRAC= April 5th, 2004, MIPS= April 6th, 2004
Exposure_Date
IRAC= April 5th, 2004, MIPS= April 6th, 2004
Exposure Date
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Exposure Time:
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IRAC= 2*0.4 sec 4*10.4 sec, MIPS=30 sec.
Exposure_Time
IRAC= 2*0.4 sec 4*10.4 sec, MIPS=30 sec.
Exposure Time
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Orientation:
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Up is 96 degs to the West of North.
Orientation
Up is 96 degs to the West of North.
Orientation
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facet_what:
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Spitzer Space Telescope
facet_what
Spitzer Space Telescope
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Earth
facet_what
Earth
facet_what
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facet_what:
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MIPS
facet_what
MIPS
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Serpens
facet_what
Serpens
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Infrared Array Camera (IRAC)
facet_what
Infrared Array Camera (IRAC)
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Milky Way Galaxy
facet_where
Milky Way Galaxy
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Austin
facet_where
Austin
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Texas
facet_where
Texas
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Netherlands
facet_where
Netherlands
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Washington, D.C.
facet_where
Washington, D.C.
facet_where
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facet_when:
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April 5th, 2004
facet_when
April 5th, 2004
facet_when
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facet_when:
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April 6th, 2004
facet_when
April 6th, 2004
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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2004
facet_when_year
2004
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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sig06-026
Image_#
sig06-026
Image #
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original url:
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original_url
original url
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UID:
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SPD-SPITZ-sig06-026
UID
SPD-SPITZ-sig06-026
UID
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