RCW 41
This near-infrared image obtained with GeMS adaptive optics system resolves the stars inside RCW 41, a star-forming region harboring a massive star cluster surrounded by dust and gas. It lies in the Vela Molecular Ridge, a vast star-forming complex in the plane of our Milky Way galaxy.
| Observatory: | Gemini Observatory (South) Cerro Pachon, Chile |
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| Telescope: | Gemini South |
| Instrument: | GMOS-S |
| Astronomer: | Gemini Observatory, Henri Michel Pierre Plana (Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz) and T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) |
| Date of Observation: | 01-27-2013 |
| Filters and Assigned Colors: | J (blue), H (green) and Ks (red) |
| Exposure Times: | 12x80sec in J and Ks, 12x90sec in J |
| Location of Image: | Vela |
| Field of View: | 1.2 x 1.5 arcmin |
| Orientation: | North is up, East is left |
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