Day 13 of the Space Telescope Advent Calendar 2024: Deep Sky Clouds

Day 13 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: Clouds in the Deep Sky This image shows the center of the dark molecular cloud Chameleon I, about 630 light years away, taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. The cool, blue cloud glows brightly in the infrared with the light of young protostars. Ced 110 IRS 4 (orange top left– Light from several background stars, orange specks behind the clouds. Can be used to detect ice in clouds. which absorbs starlight that passes through them

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