Observations of Star Formation

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Sep 2004

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Star Formation at High Angular Resolution, International Astronomical Union Symposium 221, held during the XXV General Assembly

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Star formation is a continuous ongoing process occurring over the lifetime of our Galaxy and the universe. However understanding how stars form from their pre-natal clouds of gas and dust remains a mystery. During the last two decades we have made remarkable progress toward unraveling this mystery mainly due to advances in observational technology especially at infrared and millimeter wavelengths which allow direct observation of the sites of star birth. Such observations suggest that embedded clusters may be the fundamental units of star formation in molecular clouds. Low star formation efficiency and rapid gas dispersal make these clusters disperse to provide the field star population. Consequently embedded clusters provide important laboratories for investigating fundamental issues of star formation within our Galaxy.

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