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shows the eruption at a later stage when the luminous inner disk and the blinding white hot spots produce more light than the star.

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English: shows the eruption at a later stage when the luminous inner disk and the blinding white hot spots produce more light than the star. Gemini spectroscopic observations reveal that gas escapes from the erupting star-disk system with velocities of more than 600 km/second. This is one of the fastest winds ever recorded around a young star. The outflow clears away some of the surrounding gas and dust that shrouds the embryonic star, allowing the visible light from the star to shine through.
Date 30 March 2004 (upload date)
Source Celestial Beacon Sheds New Light on Stellar Nursery
Author Gemini Observatory/NSF/AURA/J. Lomberg
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