Infrared dark cloud

Composite image showing young stars in and around molecular cloud Cepheus B.
Infrared
Star formation

An infrared dark cloud (IRDC) is a cold, dense region of a giant molecular cloud. They can be seen in silhouette against the bright diffuse mid-infrared emission from the galactic plane.[1][2]

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  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2010-12-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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