Star Forming Regions is a photograph by 2MASS project / NASA which was uploaded on February 19th, 2013.
Star Forming Regions
Star forming regions. Colored infrared image of the star forming regions Sharpless 254 to 258. These are regions of on-going star formation, with hot... more
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Star Forming Regions
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2MASS project / NASA
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Star forming regions. Colored infrared image of the star forming regions Sharpless 254 to 258. These are regions of on-going star formation, with hot ionizing stars surrounded by clouds of hydrogen gas. Sharpless 255 (just above center) contains a cluster of high-mass, infrared-bright young stars which appear red as they are still embedded in a molecular cloud. These objects are part of the Gemini OB1 molecular cloud, about 8150 light years from Earth. This image was made as part of the Two-Micron All-Sky Survey (2MASS) project.
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February 19th, 2013
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