File:Alpha Crucis Bow Shock Nebula Spitzer.jpg
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English: The bow shock nebula around Alpha Crucis, which is also described in Torosyan et al. 2024. The bow shock is bright in the red part (24 microns). The star is not a runaway star, but the bow shock is formed by the movement of the interstellar medium.
Filters: 4.5 microns, 8.0 microns, 24 microns Download FITS-files: GLIMPSE: https://irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/data/SPITZER/GLIMPSE/index.html MIPSGAL cutout: https://irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/data/SPITZER/MIPSGAL/index_cutouts.html I created this image with SAO Image DS9 and Photoshop Elements |
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| Author | Meli thev |
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