File:NGC 6334 - A Mini Starburst Region? (noao1308a).jpg

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In this false-color image of NGC 6334, red represents the Herschel 70 micron IR image, green represents the IRAC 8 micron image and blue represents the NEWFIRM 1 micron J band. The region is about 70 light years wide.

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English: In this false-color image of NGC 6334, red represents the Herschel 70 micron IR image, green represents the IRAC 8 micron image and blue represents the NEWFIRM 1 micron J band. The region is about 70 light years wide. 
Colors & filters
Band	Wave-length	Tele-scope
Infrared J	1.0 μm	Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope NEWFIRM
Infrared	8.0 μm	Spitzer Space Telescope IRAC
Infrared	70 μm	Herschel Space Observatory PACS
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Date 5 June 2013 (upload date)
Source NGC 6334 - A Mini Starburst Region?
Author S. Willis (CfA+ISU); ESA/Herschel; NASA/JPL-Caltech/ Spitzer; CTIO/NOAO/AURA/NSF.
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