Pointing a Finger at Star Formation

NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA2011-03-04

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NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, captured this image of a star-forming cloud of dust and gas located in the constellation of Monoceros. Sh2-284 is relatively isolated at the very end of an outer spiral arm of our Milky Way galaxy.

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Title: Pointing a Finger at Star Formation
Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA
Date Created: 2011-03-04
Rights: JPL

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