Superbubbles in the interstellar medium

Left panel: map of the surface brightness of "the Antennae" in emission from ionized hydrogen. The brightest zones are the zones occupied by clusters of massive stars. Right panel: map of the expansion velocity of the bubbles detected in the Antennae, pus
Left panel: map of the surface brightness of "the Antennae" in emission from ionized hydrogen. The brightest zones are the zones occupied by clusters of massive stars. Right panel: map of the expansion velocity of the bubbles detected in the Antennae, pus
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