Starforming Region N90 in the Small Magellanic Cloud
Date: 08 January 2007
Satellite: Hubble Space Telescope
Depicts: Star Cluster NGC 602 in star forming region N90
Copyright: NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration
The high energy radiation blazing out from the hot young stars in N90 is eroding the outer portions of the nebula from the inside, as the diffuse outer reaches of the nebula prevent the energetic outflows from streaming away from the cluster directly. Because N90 is located far from the central body of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), numerous background galaxies in this picture can be seen, delivering a grand backdrop for the stellar newcomers. The dust in the region gives these distant galaxies a reddish-brown tint.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
