N44 Superbubble Complex
noirlab_noao-n44 June 30th, 2020
Credit: SSRO/PROMPT and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
In the area of NGC1929 in the LMC is found the complex nebula seen above. Known as the N44 superbubble complex, this turbulent emission nebula is dominated by a vast bubble about 325 by 250 light-years across. The bubble’s interior is formed either by massive winds produced by a cluster of a few to many OB stars combined with the remnant shell of old supernovae. If you look closely along the right of the nebula you can discern the presence of a second bubble. As superbubbles expand and age their surface brightness diminishes. Finally it is thought that superbubbles can trigger new star formation in areas of the shells where gases condense.
Provider: NOIRLab
Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-n44/
Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA
Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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- ID
- noao-n44
- Subject Category
- Subject Name
- N44
- Credits
- SSRO/PROMPT and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
- Release Date
- 2020-06-30T21:34:08
- Lightyears
- Redshift
- Reference Url
- https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-n44/
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Distance Notes
- Facility
- PROMPT-1
- Instrument
- None
- Color Assignment
- Luminosity
- Band
- Optical
- Bandpass
- None
- Central Wavelength
- Start Time
- Integration Time
- Dataset ID
- None
- Notes
- Coordinate Frame
- ICRS
- Equinox
- J2000
- Reference Value
- 80.5286206952, -67.9421426332
- Reference Dimension
- 879.0, 894.0
- Reference Pixel
- 439.5, 447.0
- Scale
- -0.000164281522604, 0.000164281522604
- Rotation
- -7.35999999999999
- Coordinate System Projection:
- TAN
- Quality
- Full
- FITS Header
- Notes
- Creator (Curator)
- NSF's NOIRLab
- URL
- https://noirlab.edu
- Name
- Telephone
- Address
- 950 North Cherry Ave.
- City
- Tucson
- State/Province
- AZ
- Postal Code
- 85719
- Country
- USA
- Rights
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
- Publisher
- NSF's NOIRLab
- Publisher ID
- noirlab
- Resource ID
- noao-n44
- Resource URL
- http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-n44.tif
- Related Resources
- Metadata Date
- 2007-03-26T18:54:12-07:00
- Metadata Version
- 1.1
Detailed color mapping information coming soon...
