Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Massive Star Forming Region

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This is a massive star forming region located roughly 6,400 light years away and near the extremely dense region surrounding the constellation Orion. Star forming regions develop in areas where there is a great amount of material, heat, and matter being pushed together by gravitational forces. The entire region spans about 6 light years of space. These images were originally found by the Hubble Telescope.  

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