by bystander » Fri Jan 30, 2009 6:52 pm
![Tricolor composite image of W3 Main where massive stars are being born. National Astronomical Observatory of Japan](./download/file.php?id=19&sid=6304be4f454b6ffc75974c4825b0d9a7)
- Tricolor composite image of W3 Main where massive stars are being born. National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
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Brown dwarfs aplenty in star-forming region
This study showed for the first time that there is a significant number of brown dwarfs in the W3 Main star forming region.
Provided by Subaru Telescope facility, Hilo, Hawaii
Astronomy.com - 2009 Jan 29
http://www.astronomy.com/asy/objects/images/w3-main.jpg
See also
W3 Main: A Productive Star Formation Factory
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[url=http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=7878][b][i]Brown dwarfs aplenty in star-forming region[/i][/b][/url]
[b]This study showed for the first time that there is a significant number of brown dwarfs in the W3 Main star forming region.[/b]
[i]Provided by Subaru Telescope facility, Hilo, Hawaii[/i]
Astronomy.com - 2009 Jan 29
http://www.astronomy.com/asy/objects/images/w3-main.jpg
See also [url=http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2006/w3/]W3 Main: A Productive Star Formation Factory[/url]