Cyanoacetylene in IC 342
Monday, May 16, 2011 - 10:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Star formation is an incredible process, but also notoriously difficult to trace. The reason is that the main constituent of stars, hydrogen, looks about the same well before a gravitational collapse begins, as it does in the dense clouds where star formation happens. Sure, the temperature changes and the hydrogen glows in a different part of the spectrum, but its still hydrogen. Its everywhere!