by APOD Robot » Thu Sep 12, 2024 4:05 am
Young Star Cluster NGC 1333
Explanation: This spectacular mosaic of images from the James Webb Space Telescope peers into the heart of young star cluster NGC 1333. A mere 1,000 light-years distant toward the heroic constellation
Perseus, the nearby star cluster lies at the edge of the large Perseus molecular cloud. Part of Webb's deep
exploration of the region to identify low mass brown dwarf stars and free floating planets, the space telescope's combined field of view spans nearly 2 light-years
across the dusty cluster's turbulent stellar nursery. In fact, NGC 1333 is known to harbor stars less than a million years old, though most are
hidden from optical telescopes by the
pervasive stardust. The chaotic environment may be similar to one in which our own Sun formed over 4.5 billion years ago.
[url=https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240912.html] [img]https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/S_240912.jpg[/img] [size=150]Young Star Cluster NGC 1333[/size][/url]
[b] Explanation: [/b] [url=https://esawebb.org/images/potm2408b/]This spectacular mosaic[/url] of images from the James Webb Space Telescope peers into the heart of young star cluster NGC 1333. A mere 1,000 light-years distant toward the heroic constellation [url=http://www.hawastsoc.org/deepsky/per/index.html]Perseus[/url], the nearby star cluster lies at the edge of the large Perseus molecular cloud. Part of Webb's deep [url=https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.12639]exploration[/url] of the region to identify low mass brown dwarf stars and free floating planets, the space telescope's combined field of view spans nearly 2 light-years [url=https://esawebb.org/videos/potm2408a/]across the dusty cluster's[/url] turbulent stellar nursery. In fact, NGC 1333 is known to harbor stars less than a million years old, though most are [url=http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/news/224-ssc2005-24-Beautiful-Chaos-of-Star-Birth]hidden from optical telescopes[/url] by the [url=https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210318.html]pervasive stardust[/url]. The chaotic environment may be similar to one in which our own Sun formed over 4.5 billion years ago.
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