Celestial Beacon Sheds New Light on Stellar Nursery

shows the young star at a quiescent stage early in the birth process. It is surrounded by a circumstellar disk and a shroud of gas and dust. Very little of the star's optical light can escape, so it shines primarily in the infrared part of the spectrum.

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Gemini Observatory/NSF/AURA/J. Lomberg

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Id:gemini0402b
Tipo:Artwork
Release date:30 de Marzo de 2004 a las 20:00
Related releases:gemini0402
Size:2400 x 1800 px

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Categoría:Stars

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