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A mosaic of IC 4628 and NGC 6231 - the SCO OB1 Star
association |
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Description of object:
Our image shows a mosaic of the Scorpion OB1
stellar association between IC 4628 and the young open star cluster NGC
6231. This star cluster forms - with an apparent diameter of about 6 degrees -
approximately the center of the SCO OB1 association.
The complete region
is a large area of active star formation and the clusters in this image are all
only a few million years old. 2 large dense dark clouds, Barnard 48 and
Sandqvist 19 form an interesting contrast to the H-alpha region of IC
4628.
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We have imaged this interesting region with different
focal lengths. There you will also find detailed object
descriptions.
The overall region in overview, taken with 85mm focal
length,
we show here. And a higher resolution mosaic, taken with
200mm focal length,
we show here. |
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All Images und all Content are ©
by Franz Hofmann + Wolfgang Paech |