A Galactic Star Forming Region in Infrared

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zorg.ch #103506 by [z]Barbara Harris @ 25.09.2007 00:00 - nach oben - A Galactic Star Forming Region in Infrared Explanation: How do stars form? To help study this complex issue, astronomers took a deep image in infrared light of an active part of our Milky Way Galaxy where star formation is rampant. In IRDC G11.11-0.11, thick clouds of dust and gas are congealing into stars that are so dark that humans living there would see an empty night sky. The image, though, taken last year by the Spitzer Space Telescope in infrared light, shows vast glowing fields of gas and dust, indicating that much of this dust is heated by forming stars. The centers of some clouds, such as the snake-like structure on the upper left, are so thick and cold that they are dark even in infrared light. Many of the red dots are glowing dust shrouds centered on very young newly formed stars. The unusual red sphere below the snake is actually a supernova remnant, the glowing shell of a young star so massive it evolved rapidly and exploded. The region spans about 150 light years and lies about 10,000 light years away toward the constellation of Sagittarius. APOD editor to review best space pictures in Philadelphia Wednesday night Credit & Copyright zorg.ch #103527 by Klaudermann T. Spargelzack @ 25.09.2007 17:35 - nach oben - find the tit. zorg.ch #103547 by [z]Duke @ 26.09.2007 10:42 - nach oben - easy.