Star Cluster NGC 6604 in Serpens Cauda: Wide-field view | Digitized Sky Survey 2

Star Cluster NGC 6604 in Serpens Cauda: Wide-field view | Digitized Sky Survey 2

This visible-light wide-field image of the region around the star cluster NGC 6604 was created from photographs taken through blue, red and infrared filters and forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The star cluster appears close to the center, as a knot of bright stars. This view shows the rich landscape of gas and dust clouds surrounding the cluster. The field of view is approximately 2.9 degrees across.

Distance from Earth: ~5500 light years

The Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) is a ground-based imaging survey of the entire sky in several colors of light produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute through its Guide Star Survey group.

Credit: ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2
Release Date: April 25, 2012

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