Astronomers Spot Evidence for Colliding Planet Embryos in Famous Star Cluster

Color composite image of the Pleiades star cluster and surrounding region produced by Inseok Song of the Spitzer Science Center. The image was created by combining B, R and I band images from individual second generation Digital Sky Survey images into blue, green and red image layers, respectively. The location of HD 23514 is shown by the yellow arrow. Inset artwork (lower right) is same as in Figure 1.

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Inseok Song/Digital Sky Survey, inset: Gemini Observatory/Lynette Cook

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Id:gemini0707c
Tipo:Collage
Release date:14 de Noviembre de 2007 a las 20:00
Related releases:gemini0707
Size:4405 x 4405 px

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Categoría:Stars

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