Detecting a group of 'young' stars in the constellation of Orion
Scientists at the Southern European Observatory, located in La Silla, Chile, on March 3 announced the discovery of a group of very young stars forming NGC1788 nebula, located in the famous constellation Orion.
Photo: ESO
The NGC1788 Nebula - not well known in previous research circles, is surrounded by dust and gas, capable of refracting and blurring light.
Because of this factor, the observers initially assumed that this was a single independent nebula, but with the newly collected detailed images, the group claimed NGC1788 was constituted by a very large group of stars. young.
The average age of this star group is only 1 million years, a very small number compared to the Sun's 4.5 billion years old.
This group of stars is also divided into three subgroups with different positions in the nebula and age, including a group of stars in the process of forming.
Scientists at La Silla confirmed that the study of the star formation and movement in the NGC1788 nebula will provide useful information about the formation of Orion's constellation.
Orion is considered to be the most familiar to astronomers, because there are many stars with high light intensity and easily observed from both the Northern and Southern hemispheres./.
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