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Visible Light Image of BHR 71
Two rambunctious young stars are destroying their natal dust cloud with powerful jets of radiation. The stars are located approximately 600 light-years away in a cosmic cloud called BHR 71.
In visible light, BHR 71 is just a large black structure. The burst of yellow light toward the bottom of the cloud is the only indication that stars might be forming inside.
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Feature Article Spitzer Spies Jet-Setting Stars feature07-04 |
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Image Spitzer Digs Up Hidden Stars in a Dark Molecular Cloud sig07-005 |
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Image Components
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Image Spitzer Infrared Image of BHR 71 sig07-005a |
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Image Combined Visible/Infrared Image of BHR 71 sig07-005b |
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Image Visible Light Image of BHR 71 sig07-005c |
