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Thread: Spitzer Takes Family Portrait of Stars Amid Another "Celestal Geode"

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    Spitzer Takes Family Portrait of Stars Amid Another "Celestal Geode"

    A new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveals generations of stars amid a cavity carved from a colorful cosmic cloud. The striking infrared picture shows a region, called W5, which is similar to N44F, or the "Celestial Geode" that was discussed in a Universe Today article last week. The gas cavity, which [...]

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    A stunning image. Calling it a geode is apt.

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