ALMA Image of HH 46/47 Showing Outflow (IMAGE)

National Radio Astronomy Observatory

ALMA Image of HH 46/47 Showing Outflow

Caption

This is an ALMA image of a protostar blowing material from the surrounding cloud of dust and gas. The ALMA data (red and blue) show the star's outflow superimposed on an optical (Digital Sky Survey) image of the surrounding cloud. The outflow material is moving at much larger speeds than seen before.

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Bill Saxton; NRAO/AUI/NSF; SDSS

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