Stars Forming in Serpens


	Stars Forming in Serpens

svachon

8-31-2007 1:18 AM

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2007 August 31
<A href="http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0708/serpensStar_eso_c1024.jpg">
<IMG alt="See Explanation.  Clicking on the picture will download
 the highest resolution version available." src="http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0708/serpensStar_eso_c720.jpg" /></A>
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<B> Stars Forming in Serpens </B> 
<B> Credit & Copyright: </B>  
<A href="http://www.eso.org/public/">ESO</A>, HAWK-1 Instrument Team
</CENTER></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070831.html"><P>
<B> Explanation: </B>
Stars are forming in a dense
<A href="http://loke.as.arizona.edu/~ckulesa/research/
overview.html">molecular cloud</A> a mere 1,000 light-years
away in the constellation
<A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serpens">Serpens</A> Cauda
(The Serpent's Tail).
At that estimated distance, this sharp, near-infrared close-up of the
active Serpens star-forming region spans about 2
<A href="http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/
cosmic_reference/angular.html">arcminutes</A>
or just over half a light-year.
Though such
<A href="http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/
ir_tutorial/irregions.html">near-infrared</A>
observations can be made by mountain-top
telescopes with specialized detectors, near-infrared
light has too long a <A href="http://science.hq.nasa.gov/kids/imagers/
ems/index.html">wavelength</A> to be visible to the eye.
This view was recorded with a sensitive camera,
<A href="http://www.eso.org/public/outreach/press-rel/pr-2007/
pr-36-07.html">HAWK-I</A>
(High Acuity, Wide field K-band Imaging), just commissioned at the
<A href="http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap061104.html">Paranal</A> Observatory in Chile.
Intended
<A href="http://www.eso.org/public/outreach/press-rel/pr-2007/
phot-36-07.html">to illustrate</A> HAWK-I's impressive capabilities,
the tantalizing image highlights reddish young stars
and protostars, likely up to a few million years old,
<A href="http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap050923.html">emerging</A> from the
nebular gas and dust.
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