Universe
ID: 30991
The visible glow of hot gas in this star-forming region only highlights the areas where stars have been born and emerged from their dust clouds. The infrared view lets us see columns of dust sculpted by the light of the young stars, which themselves contain embedded clusters of baby stars that are about to be born.
Optical: Bright, young stars light up the gas.
Infrared: Clusters of forming stars can be seen in the tips of massive dust pillars.
Mountains of Creation in Visible and Infrared
Optical: Bright, young stars light up the gas.
Infrared: Clusters of forming stars can be seen in the tips of massive dust pillars.
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Credits
Greg Bacon (STScI): Visualizer
Lori Allen (Harvard Smithsonian CfA): Image Processing
Leann Johnson (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Technical Support
Lori Allen (Harvard Smithsonian CfA): Image Processing
Leann Johnson (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Technical Support
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Mission:
Spitzer Space Telescope
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Keywords:
SVS >> Dust
SVS >> Gas
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Infrared
SVS >> Hyperwall
SVS >> Star
NASA Science >> Universe
SVS >> Star Cluster
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/30991
Mission:
Spitzer Space Telescope
Data Used:
Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) also referred to as: Sloan
Spitzer Space Telescope
NASA JPL/Cal TechKeywords:
SVS >> Dust
SVS >> Gas
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Infrared
SVS >> Hyperwall
SVS >> Star
NASA Science >> Universe
SVS >> Star Cluster
