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	Image Gallery > Featured Image on October 5, 2009 Send to a friend  Enlarge image Keywords Nebulae  Infrared Astronomy  European Astronomy and Space Program  Space Observatories  Milky Way Galaxy  Resources Brightest stars Extrasolar planets FAQs about Stars and Nebulae Astronomy Gift Shop 2009 Sky Almanac Pentax 10x50 binoculars McDonald Observatory logo cap Cool Galaxy    Knots and filaments of gas and dust are giving birth to new stars in this busy region of the Milky Way, which is in the Southern Cross, hundreds of light-years from Earth. Europe's Herschel space observatory snapped this infrared image on September 3, shortly after it completed its orbital checkout. Although the image is colored in shades of red, yellow, and white, this region is actually fairly cold. Warmer regions glow more brightly. [ESA/PACS Consortium] Show all images about: All Categories Earth, Moon and the Sun The Solar System Space Probes & Human Exploration Stars & Nebulae Astronomers & Observatories Galaxies & Cosmology Stargazing & Star Lore
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