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Dense filaments of gas in IC5146
Science & Exploration

Dense filaments of gas in IC5146

13/04/2011 3481 views 31 likes 208226 ID

Dense filaments of gas in the IC5146 interstellar cloud. This image was taken by ESA’s Herschel space observatory at infrared wavelengths 70, 250 and 500 microns. Stars are forming along these filaments.

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    ESA/Herschel/SPIRE/PACS/D. Arzoumanian (CEA Saclay) for the “Gould Belt survey” Key Programme Consortium.
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