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3 unusual facts about H II region


Bremsstrahlung

Bremsstrahlung is also the dominant emission mechanism for H II regions at radio wavelengths.

Collisional excitation

In astronomy, collisional excitation gives rise to spectral lines in the spectra of astronomical objects such as planetary nebulae and H II regions.

Hydroxyl radical

Interstellar HO masers are often observed from molecular material surrounding ultracompact H II regions (UC H II).


NGC 6384

However, it is now classified as a transition object (T2), which is thought to be a LINER-type galaxy whose emission-line spectra is contaminated by H II regions in the nucleus.


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