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IC 348 Crop: Stars and faint outflows

IC 348 Crop: Stars and faint outflows

This image showcases a portion of the larger IC 348 field to highlight two stars among the outskirts of the nebula. These two stars appear equally-sized, because they are similarly bright, but one is orange while the other is blue. The reason for this is that the orange star is more deeply embedded in the clouds of interstellar gas and dust; these clouds block more of the shorter-wavelength infrared light that the…

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ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA
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James Webb Space Telescope
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