Brown Dwarfs Aplenty in W3

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Brown Dwarfs Aplenty in W3

Post by bystander » Fri Jan 30, 2009 6:52 pm

Tricolor composite image of W3 Main where massive stars are being born. National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
Tricolor composite image of W3 Main where massive stars are being born. National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
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Brown dwarfs aplenty in star-forming region
This study showed for the first time that there is a significant number of brown dwarfs in the W3 Main star forming region.
Provided by Subaru Telescope facility, Hilo, Hawaii
Astronomy.com - 2009 Jan 29

http://www.astronomy.com/asy/objects/images/w3-main.jpg

See also W3 Main: A Productive Star Formation Factory

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