Star Clusters

NGC 602

NGC 602 HST Image

NGC602 Tactile

NGC602 Print

NGC 602.  This young cluster, about 5 Million years old, is about 26.6 parsec (90 light years) acros . It is located at a distance of 62 kpc (196 kly). The cluster is located in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a companion galaxy to the Milky Way. There are three main clumps of stars in the cluster. The main cluster group is called NGC602a and contains the brightest stars near the nebulosity. NGC602b is away from the core of the cluster. The third grouping is nearby.

The bright stars in the core of NGC602 are  pushing much of the original gas and dust away due to radiation and shocks. Due to the compression of the material, new star formation is triggered.  More about NGC 602

The top image on the left is the HST ACS image of NGC602. 


The next image exhibits the tactile, textured 3D printed representation of the HST image of NGC602. 










Lower image is the actual 3D print of NGC602 HST data.

NGC502 JWST image

NGC 602 JWST 3Dprint

NGC 602 JWST 3Dprint


NGC602 JWST image and the tactile, textured 3D print

Top image on the left is the NGC NIRCAM/MIRI image.







Next is the NGC602 JWST stl file.
NGC602 3D full print file [download].






Lower is the NGC602 JWST print.