The Serpens Cloud Core glows in the constellation of Serpens, the - TopicsExpress



          

The Serpens Cloud Core glows in the constellation of Serpens, the “Serpent.” This infrared image combines data from NASAs Spitzer Space Telescope with shorter-wavelength observations from the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS), allowing a peek into the clouds dust clouds wrapped around this stellar nursery. This cloud core, lying about 750 light-years away, contains one of the youngest collections of stars ever seen in our galaxy. This collection contains stars of only relatively low to moderate mass, without any of the massive and incredibly bright stars found in larger star-forming regions like the Orion nebula. The inner Serpens Cloud Core appears remarkably detailed in this image, as researchers assembled it from 82 separate snapshots totaling an amazing 16.2 hours of Spitzer observing time. i.space/images/i/000/039/724/original/serpens-star-formation-region.jpg?1401480123
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 08:08:53 +0000

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