Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Massive Blue Stars: Ambient molecular gas

Credit: Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope/Coelum

Young massive bright blue stars illuminate the ambient molecular gas of NGC 7129 (top right), a spent star formation region in this image posted on Dec. 21.

The star cluster NGC 7132 (lower left) has existed far longer, and already freed itself from a nascent shroud of gas.

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