Image of SBS 0335-052

International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

Image of SBS 0335-052

On the left is an image of SBS 0335-052 in the I band taken by HST in the optical domain. On the right is an image of the same galaxy obtained with OSCIR on the Gemini North Telescope in the mid-infrared (10.8 micron). All the mid-infrared flux comes from a dust embedded super stellar cluster that cannot be detected at optical wavelengths.

About the Image

ID: geminiann02009b
Type: Collage

About the Object

Name: SBS 0335-052

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