Infrared image of the heart of the Orion star-formation complex taken using the FORCAST mid-infrared camera.
Infrared image of the heart of the Orion star-formation complex taken using the FORCAST mid-infrared camera. SOFIA is optimized for observations at infrared wavelengths that cannot be accessed by any telescope on the ground or currently in space. This image, a two-filter composite (20 microns – green, 37 microns – red), reveals detailed structures in the clouds of star forming material, as well as heat radiating from a cluster of luminous newborn stars seen in the upper right. For more info visit: http://go.nasa.gov/1Sfz4u4