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Description: A cluster of stars forming in the Serpens constellation. This cluster, called Serpens South, is a relatively dense group of 50 young stars, 35 of which are protostars just beginning to form. The cluster was observed by a team of scientist led by Dr. Robert Gutermuth, of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard-Smithsonian_Center_for_Astrophysics">Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics</a>. The observation was part of a larger project called the Gould's Belt Legacy Survey.
Title: Serpens south
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Author: Image creadit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/L. Allen (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) & Gould's Belt Legacy Team
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