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WISE Brings Home a Cosmic Christmas Wreath for the Holidays

12/30/2011 05:42AM

WISE Brings Home a Cosmic Christmas Wreath for the Holidays

Just in time for the holidays, astronomers have come across a new image from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) that some say resembles a wreath. You might even think of the red dust cloud as a cheery red bow, and the bluish-white stars as silver bells. This star-forming nebula is named Barnard 3. Baby stars are being born throughout the dusty region, while the "silver bell" stars are located both in front of and behind the nebula.


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