SOFIA Pinpoints Water Vapor in Young Star
Date
Infrared spectrum of the protostar AFGL 2591 made by the EXES instrument on SOFIA, superimposed on an infrared image of the protostar and the nebula that surrounds it, made by the Gemini Observatory.
Credit
Spectrum Image: NASA/DLR/USRA/DSI/EXES Team/N. Indrolio (U. Michigan & JHU); Credit Background Image: C. Aspin et al. / NIRI / Gemini Observatory / NSF.
Image Number
SCI2016_0009
Additional Information
SOFIA Pinpoints Water Vapor in Young Star
Instrument
EXES
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