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Herschel Space Telescope, Infrared Astronomy, Star Formation

Herschel Telescope Peers into the Glow of Cygnus X

10 May , 2012 by Nancy Atkinson

[/caption] In infrared, Cygnus-X is a glowing star nursery, and the Herschel space observatory has captured this beautiful new view showing an extremely active region of big-baby stars. It is located about 4,500 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Cygnus, the Swan. The image highlights the unique capabilities of Herschel to probe the birth […]

Cygnus X, Herschel space observatory, near-infrared astronomy

Astronomy, Infrared Astronomy, Spitzer, Star Formation

Cooking Up Stars In Cygnus X

15 Jan , 2012 by Tammy Plotner

[/caption] Thanks to the incredible infra-red imagery of NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, we’re able to take a look into a tortured region of star formation. Infrared light in this image has been color-coded according to wavelength. Light of 3.6 microns is blue, 4.5-micron light is blue-green, 8.0-micron light is green, and 24-micron light is red. […]

Cygnus X, Dark Filaments, Massive stars, star forming regions, Stellar Birth, Stellar Pillars

Astronomy, Cosmology, Gamma Ray Bursts, Star Formation, Stellar Evolution, supernova

Cygnus X – A Cosmic-ray Cocoon

29 Nov , 2011 by Tammy Plotner

[/caption] Situated about 4,500 light-years away in the constellation of Cygnus is a veritable star factory called Cygnus X… one estimated to have enough “raw materials” to create as many as two million suns. Caught in the womb are stellar clusters and OB associations. Of particular interest is one labeled Cygnus OB2 which is home […]

cosmic rays, Cygnus X, Fermi, Gamma rays, OB Associations

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