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The Rosette molecular cloud in infrared

author: ESA/Novapix

reference: a-neb22-37030

Image Size 300 DPI: 13 * 10 cm

Herschel collects the infrared light given out by dust and this image is a three-colour composite made of wavelengths at 70 microns (blue), 160 microns (green) and 250 microns (red). It was made with observations from Herschel’s Photoconductor Array Camera and Spectrometer (PACS) and the Spectral and Photometric Imaging Receiver (SPIRE). The bright smudges are dusty cocoons containing massive protostars. The small spots near the centre of the image are lower mass protostars.

Keywords for this photo:

2010 - ASTRONOMY - EVOLUTION - HERSCHEL - INFRARED - MONOCEROS - NEBULA - NGC 2237 - ROSETTE - STAR - STAR FORMATION - YOUNG STAR -