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| Keywords: IRAS 20306+4005 (2MASS).jpg Atlas Image mosaic of IRAS 20306+4005 an object in the Infrared Astronomical Satellite IRAS catalog of sources Little is known about this object but it appears to be a region of current massive star formation in the Galactic plane and near the Cygnus 0B2 stellar association This is the first known near-infrared image of this source Infrared-bright filaments of gas surround a young cluster of stars and young stellar objects still embedded in their natal dusty molecular cloud A large patch of heavily-obscuring dust is seen to the north of the nebula 2MASS is ideal for investigating the nature of many IRAS objects and other very young star-forming regions throughout the Galaxy Image mosaic by S Van Dyk IPAC These data are included in the Second Incremental Release http //www ipac caltech edu/2mass/gallery/images_iras html 2MASS Atlas Image Gallery Various IRAS Sources Two Micron All Sky Survey 2MASS a joint project of the University of Massachusetts and the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center/California Institute of Technology funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Science Foundation S Van Dyk IPAC 2MASS Atlas image 2MASS IRAS images Cygnus X | ||||
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