Quick Facts: Mystery Solved: High-Energy Fireworks Linked to Massive Star Cluster

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About the Object
Object Type: Massive Star Cluster in the Milky Way
Position (J2000): RA: 18h 38m Dec: -06Ą 48'
Distance: 18,900 light-years (5,800 parsecs)
Constellation: Scutum

About the Data Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech, D. Figer (Space Telescope Science Institute/Rochester Institute of Technology) and the GLIMPSE Legacy team of E. Churchwell, B. Babler, M. Meade, and B. Whitney (University of Wisconsin), and R. Indebetouw (University of Virginia).
Instrument: IRAC
Wavelength: 3.6 microns blue, 2 4.5 microns green, 3 8.0 microns red
Exposure Date: April 4, 2004
Release Date: January 9, 2006

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