Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Orion Nebula is giving birth to a large number of stars.
<P Align=center> </ P> <P> Technology Channel (tech.) message: the Canadian and French jointly built WIRCam first before shooting wide-angle infrared camera to the magnificent figure of the Orion Nebula. .</ P> <P> Orion Nebula, about 1,300 light years from Earth, which is constantly nurtured a large number of new stars. .According to experts on, the majority of stars in the Orion Nebula have formed 200-300 million years ago, that is, their actual age is less than one thousandth of the sun and the earth. .Many of the stars in the nebula is currently in the formative stage, they also wrapped around a very thick layer of dust clouds. .The difference is that with the visible light, infrared can penetrate the dust in the material universe, so since, astronomers using infrared observation device can understand the star formation process. .</ P> <P> photo accompanying this article, a large number of red light emitted by celestial bodies, the dust cloud has been severely weakened, in order to observe them can only be by means of infrared camera. .Observations show that in the central area of the Orion Nebula there is a long several root "fingers" of the red dot. .It is reported that the red dot which is a molecule composed primarily of hydrogen clouds, and in its interior is a high speed has been formed and is a star from the nebula center. .</ P> </ p>.
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