Abstract.
Sharpless 297 (S297), an optically visible classical HII region, at
a distance of 1.1 kpc (Bica et al. 2003), is located in Canis Major.
Here, we present the preliminary results of this Galactic HII
region. Optical observations were carried out with the 2.01 m
Himalayan Chandra Telescope (HCT), Hanle (Ladakh) and the 2
m IUCAA Girawali Observatory (IGO) telescope, Pune. Near-infrared
(NIR) observations in JHKs bands were taken with
the 1.4 m IRSF telescope at South Africa. The radio continuum
observations were carried out with the GMRT at 1280 MHz and 610 MHz.
Key words: star: formation - HII region: triggered star formation