Molecular Clouds in the Taurus Constellation

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Photo of blue, red, and yellow stars on a black background. Constellation Taurus

Constellation Taurus
Image Credit: © T. Credner & S. Kohle, www.AlltheSky.com

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There is a better choice.

There are lots of stars forming in the clouds in Taurus. Measuring brightness and correcting for the dimming effects of the gas and dust, astronomers judge that these stars are only about as massive as our Sun—and less. Your guess was a close one, but there are no massive stars in Taurus.

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. (NSF AST 0507478). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.