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PIA09926: Infrared Coronet Cluster
Infrared Coronet Cluster
Mission: Spitzer Space Telescope
Spacecraft: Spitzer Space Telescope
Instrument: IRAC
Product Size: 3300 samples x 3300 lines
Produced By: California Institute of Technology
Full-Res TIFF: PIA09926.tif (32.67 MB)
Full-Res JPEG: PIA09926.jpg (583.5 kB)

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While perhaps not quite as well known as its star formation cousin of Orion, the Corona Australis region (containing, at its heart, the Coronet cluster) is one of the nearest and most active regions of ongoing star formation. The Spitzer image shows young stars plus diffuse emission from dust.


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NASA/JPL-Caltech/CfA

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