PIA09926: Infrared Coronet Cluster
This image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows young stars plus diffuse emission from dust. The Corona Australis region (containing, at its heart, the Coronet cluster) is one of the nearest and most active regions of ongoing star formation.
 Mission:  Spitzer Space Telescope 
 Instrument:  IRAC 
 Product Size:  3300 x 3300 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  California Institute of Technology 
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While perhaps not quite as well known as its star formation cousin of Orion, the Corona Australis region (containing, at its heart, the Coronet cluster) is one of the nearest and most active regions of ongoing star formation. The Spitzer image shows young stars plus diffuse emission from dust.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/CfA

Image Addition Date:
2007-09-13