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Planck highlights the complexity of star formation

26 April 2010

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An active star-formation region in the Orion Nebula, as seen By Planck. This image covers a region of 13x13 degrees. It is a three-colour combination constructed from three of Planck's nine frequency channels: 30, 353 and 857 GHz.

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Orion 353 Green Channel | Orion 857 Blue Channel | Orion 30 Red Channel

Credits: ESA/LFI & HFI Consortia

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A low activity, star-formation region in the constellation Perseus, as seen with Planck. This image covers a region of 30x30 degrees. It is a three-colour combination constructed from three of Planck's nine frequency channels: 30, 353 and 857 GHz.

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Perseus 353 Green Channel | Perseus 857 Blue Channel | Perseus 30 Red Channel

Credits: ESA/LFI & HFI Consortia

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The region of sky covered by the Planck images is shown on a view of half the sky as seen in visible and infrared light. The smaller patch corresponds to Orion and the larger to Perseus.

Credits: ESA/LFI & HFI Consortia/STScI DSS

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